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 […]
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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.
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This website is the centerpiece of the “Family Caregiving: It’s not all up to you” outreach campaign from The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC). They created this site in 2004 to recognize, support and advise the more than 50 million family caregivers in this country provide care for […]
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This fact sheet from Family Caregiver Alliance provides a quick and easy overview of caregiver definitions, demographics and situations from a variety of sources. Areas covered include: Data on the magnitude of caregiving: caregivers make up 29% of the U.S. adult population. Information on gender differences in caregivers: 66% are female. Demographics: the average age […]
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These four minute YouTube clips from a PBS video series define, describe, explain and provide suggestions for managing caregiver burnout. Part one: While family caregivers give of themselves out of love, there are real physical, emotional and financial costs associated with caregiving. As we live longer and caregiving becomes a bigger issue in the U.S., […]
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The Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging shares eldercare information through a newsletter. The September 2011 newsletter highlights Resources for Employers, HR Professionals and Employee Assistance Staff. You may also get back issues or visit the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging site for their recommended resources and information about the organization The vision of the Metropolitan […]
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Demographic trends indicate that a greater number of employees of all ages will assume the role of family caregiver for an increasingly older population. This means that more employees will be dealing with eldercare issues. This report, The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs, from the Mature Market Institute (MMI), Metropolitan Life […]
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This document, published online by the US Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides best practices that employers may adopt to reduce the chance of EEO violations against caregivers, and to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity. The entire document (of approximately 8 pages) is footnoted with the sources for the statements made. In general the EEOC […]
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This article describes the challenges of selecting eldercare arrangements for African American elders that lived in pre-integration America. The author, Paula Span of the New York Times online, was contacted by an adult child wanting to tell her father’s story. The adult child was looking for residential or home care for her father when she concluded, […]
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A printable publication of the Family Caregiving Alliance, this fact sheet provides some background on how providing family care causes stress, as well as some useful tips for managing the stress and preventing burn out.
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