Caregiving Often a Family Affair

To respond to the concerns of employed family caregivers, UW-Extension family living educators developed the “Employed Family Caregiver Survey” with the goal of providing resources and information to both employees and their employers.  The survey helps employees to identify their own caregiving responsibility, as well as connect them with resources to help ease the burden.  Further, the survey helps employers to identify the growing needs of their employees and respond in ways to minimize the impacts on workplace productivity.  This article published in December 2010, on the UW Extension website further describes the “Employed Family Caregiver Survey.”