This study, Best Practices in Workplace Eldercare, conducted by the National Alliance for Caregiving and ReACT (Respect a Caregiver’s Time), looks at what employers are doing today for their employees with eldercare responsibilities and highlights innovations.  Those who participated in the study shared information about their eldercare programs such as the history of the program, […]

Kenneth Matos and Ellen Galinsky, Families and Work Institute, report, “Overall, 41% of employers provide employees with information about elder care services or Elder Care Resource and Referral, and 42% offer Dependent Care Assistance Plans (DCAPs) for elder care.” This report, National Study of Employers (NSE), from the Families and Work Institute and the Society […]

This booklet outlines the findings of research about the scope, impact and costs of caregiving and its role in caregiving-related absences, turnover, replacement, lost productivity and stress-related illness. The research also reviews successful strategies demonstrated to help employees better manage the dual responsibilities of caregiving and work. Available here from the Health Advocate.

This study examined the “presenteeism” levels of employees at a large healthcare company who care for aging loved ones, the extent to which they needed to make changes to their normal work schedules, their perceived levels of caregiving burden, their self-reported health, and their attitudes toward the support their employers provided. Employees who participated in […]

This Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services document guides employers on how to make needed eldercare and Medicare information available to caregiving employees at little or no cost. The guide contains four user-friendly sections including: challenges to American business, meeting employee eldercare needs, seminars on aging and eldercare, and training for supervisors.

On March 27-30, 2012, Clif Barber had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the American Society in Washington, DC.  At the conference, the Family Caregiver Alliance released their second annual “Caregiving Year in Review.” The report provides an overview of key developments in 2011, including research focused on caregivers, program changes, legislation at […]

In order to serve a growing senior population, the Administration on Aging (AoA) envisions ensuring the continuation of a vibrant aging services network at State, Territory, local and Tribal levels through funding of lower-cost, non-medical services and supports that provide the means by which many more seniors can maintain their independence.  Their mission is to […]