The greatest challenge faced by the Sandwich Generation is accessing appropriate, reliable and affordable professional support to care for parents. There are ways in which employers can help.
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Putting ‘care’ at the heart of ‘healthcare’
The ‘care-giving’ aspect of ‘healthcare’ is underrecognized and undervalued because the focus is too often placed on passing patients through a revolving door of prescriptions and quick fixes.
Caring for Work-from-home Caregivers
Aging baby-boomers are creating another boom. As baby boomers get older, they will be the ones diagnosed with dementia, creating a dementia boom that will present major challenges for their working caregiver children, the health care system, workplaces and the economy. Parking parents with dementia in nursing homes isn’t going to be the easiest option in an already overburdened health care system with limited capacity in long-term care residences.
Employers should prioritize caregiving in employee benefits plans and corporate social responsibility programs.
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