AARP report: One-quarter of West Virginia adults work as family caregivers

New AARP caregiving data finds that 26% of adults in West Virginia — approximately 375,000 people — are family caregivers, providing largely unpaid and unsupported care to older parents, spouses and other loved ones.

The data was released last week in a report from the agency titled “Caregiving in the U.S. 2025: Caring Across States.”

“When a loved one needs help, family members, friends, and neighbors step up, that’s what we do,” said Gaylene Miller,…