CNN - Of the estimated 48 million people in the United States who are taking care of adult relatives or friends, a majority (61%) have been employed while caregiving, most of them full time, according to a 2020 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. Unsurprisingly, a majority of working caregivers say they have some trouble balancing their competing responsibilities, according to a 2023 survey by AARP and S&P Global of self-identified caregivers employed full- or part-time at very large companies...
50% said they get in late, leave early or take time off; 32% took a leave of absence; 37% cut back on hours worked or switched to part time; 16% turned down a promotion; and nearly 16% stopped working for a while....
A recent Mercer survey of companies with 500 or more employees found that: 34% currently offer or plan to offer next year elder care referrals or consultations, 20% offer access to back up elder care services, 17% offer concierge caregiver support, 16% offer care coordination navigation services, 14% offer elder care leave and 10% offer digital tools to support caregivers.The percentages offering these types of benefits are even higher among employers with 5,000 or more employees
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If only the very largest corporations can offer help to caregivers, it is time for the government to do itsince most Americans work for small businesses.
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