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
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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