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Miles Away: The MetLife Study of Long-Distance Caregiving
Family care from a distance is a fact of life for millions of Americans. Living at a distance from an aging parent or grandparent can make caring a complex and difficult challenge. These challenges affect not only the personal activities of the care providers, but their work and career as well. In 2004, the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Alliance for Caregiving undertook a survey of long-distance caregivers to examine these challenges. Key findings of the study include a portrait of the caregiving situation amongst caregivers, and how time given to caregiving affects their work and finances.

The Metlife Caregiving Cost Study Summary
This study estimates the productivity losses to U.S. business of employees who must make workplace accommodations as a result of care giving responsibilities. These include costs associated with replacing employees, absenteeism, crisis in care, workday interruptions, supervisory time, unpaid leave, and reducing hours from full-time to part time. Among the significant findings puts the total estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed caregivers at $33.6 billion annually, or $2,110 per fulltime caregiving employee.