The Strength for Caring website, sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, is a clear and easy to use website. The site provides family caregivers with a broad range of expert content and information, an emerging on-line community, daily inspiration, and much needed support.
Among other resources, the website offers the opportunity for visitors to “Share Your Story” and “Meet Other Caregivers” via web bulletin boards. These tools help create and connect communities while reducing the isolati
This 2008 comprehensive study funded by the Alfred Sloan foundation and produced by the Families and Work Institute surveyed 1,100 US employers with 50 or more employees about their caregiver related practices, policies, programs and benefits. It is a ten year follow-up to an initial study conducted in 1998.
Beginning on page 23 are responses related to Elder Care Assistance.
The conclusion of the study, found on page 43, highlights that there have been serious reductions in how much employers p