 Welcome back. Most often, family members are the ones that step up and provide care when a parent or loved one needs it. According to the Family Care Alliance, 78% of care beneficiaries receive assistance from a family member, friend, or neighbor. Alta Mae Stevens is 87 years old. From the moment she married, she's been caring for one person or another. Her daughter, Stephanie Geyer Stevens, talks to her about what a lifetime of caregiving has meant to her.