The Caregiving Crisis
Caregiving isn't rare.It's reality.
More and more people are stepping in to care for aging parents, grandparents, partners, or friends. Yet there's no real system in place to help. Caregivers are expected to figure it out on their own — under assumptions like these.
One person (usually a woman) can do it all.
The average caregiver provides 27 hours of unpaid care per week…on top of everything else in their life.
Caregiving is temporary.
Most caregiving situations last years, not weeks. And it often escalates over time without warning.
You can navigate healthcare and insurance on your own.
Only 1 in 10 caregivers feel "very prepared" when they start. Most are figuring it out in real time.
Anyone can easily afford to provide care.
Caregivers spend an average of $7,242 out-of-pocket every year. And that's not even counting their lost wages.
Care Out Loud is here for the people holding it all together.
We're built for the 63 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S.
No more rabbit holes.We point caregivers to free, trusted resources and practical tools, so they can skip the endless searching and get answers faster.
You're not doing this alone.We connect caregivers to a community that gets it, so they can swap sanity-saving tips and celebrate the small wins.
It deserves to be seen.We bring caregiving into the spotlight. Because the more we name it, the more we can actually support, celebrate, and share it.
We're here to keep it real, keep it human, and make sure caregivers can walk away with something useful.
Caregiving bythe Numbers
People in the US are unpaid family caregivers. That’s almost 1 in 4 adults.
Average amount of money caregivers spend out-of-pocket for caregiving expenses every year. Gas. Groceries. Co-pays. Medical supplies. Parking meters. Respite care. The list goes on. (Then there are the lost wages….)
Amount of time caregivers provide weekly. 1 in 4 give 40 hours. That’s a full-time job (without pay).
Percentage of caregivers that report high emotional stress. 1 in 5 say their own health has taken a hit.
Number of caregivers that feel “very prepared” when they start. Most are learning in real-time.
Sources: AARP/NAC Caregiving in the U.S. (2025); National Alliance for Caregiving.
When my father was diagnosed with cancer, that was a wake-up call for me, one that really opened my eyes to the world of caregiving.”
– Bradley Cooper
OurStory
When my father was diagnosed with cancer, that was a wake-up call for me, one that really opened my eyes to the world of caregiving.
-Bradley Cooper
Care Out Loud is powered by One Family Foundation, a nonprofit founded by actor, director, producer, and writer Bradley Cooper in honor of his late father, who passed away from lung cancer.
Bradley was his father's primary caregiver, so he faced the emotional weight of role-reversal, the battling of the healthcare maze, and the challenge of meeting daily needs. And even with support and resources around him, he realized just how overwhelming and isolating caregiving can be.
That experience shaped the mission of One Family Foundation. And it's why Care Out Loud exists today: to make caregiving less invisible, easier to navigate and impossible to ignore.
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