Understanding Your Eldercare Culture
We are living in an era of aging demographics, and as such, many of your employees have aging parents. This brings much stress and worry which often negatively impacts work, such as absenteeism, presenteeism, late arrival, early departure, or quitting jobs.
As an employer, it is critical to assess your Eldercare Culture. The term Eldercare Culture signifies the eldercare education and resources available to employees as well as, attitudes / level of understanding held by supervisors towards employees' stress from worries around their aging parents.
As an employer, the important question to ask yourself is: Is my company meeting the needs of my employees when it comes to providing for their aging parents?
Many employees realize they ought to start planning ahead for their aging parents but do not know how to start the conversation with their parents, or where to turn for help. Yet, many employees do not bring up these concerns because they believe their employer will view them as being ineffective in their jobs. Sadly, in too many cases, the aging parent experiences a medical crisis, and the result is tremendous stress for all, including the employee, the aging parent, and the employer.
It is imperative that your business does everything to support employees' efforts to plan ahead. The first step is to develop a supportive Eldercare Culture - see below for 'Areas of Service'.
Specific goals:
For Caregiver Employees
- Gain knowledge and understanding of aging experience
- Gain mastery, self-efficacy and competency around caregiving planning
- Increase knowledge of aging resources and services
- Learn about caregiving self-care resources
For Leadership / Workplace
- Reduce employee stress and distraction
- Improve employee well-being and mental health
- Increase employee commitment
- Reduce employee turn-over
- Reduce administrative costs
Areas of Service
Presentation in Workplace
Presentation in Workplace
Presentation in Workplace
In person presentation or interactive webinar educating employees how to prepare for the needs of their aging relatives. The presentation will cover:
- Assessing the time to 'step in'
- How to start the conversation
- Developing a plan and what to consider
- Aging services and resources
- Caregiver self-care
Individual consultations
Presentation in Workplace
Presentation in Workplace
Online consultation with individuals to help them develop an effective caregiving plan tailored to the unique needs of their loved one.
The consultation covers multiple dimensions, including but not limited to:
- Overall health and well-being
- Estate planning
- Living situation
- Driving ability / transportation
- Routine activities
- Eldercare services and resources
- Caregiver well-being.
Caregiver Support Groups
Presentation in Workplace
Caregiver Support Groups
Balancing work and caregiving can leave the employee feeling physically and emotionally exhausted, and often alone.
Online caregiving support groups provide practical and emotional support to members in safe, non- judgmental settings. The goal is to ensure that members feel heard and supported.
Groups are facilitated by a gerontologist w
Balancing work and caregiving can leave the employee feeling physically and emotionally exhausted, and often alone.
Online caregiving support groups provide practical and emotional support to members in safe, non- judgmental settings. The goal is to ensure that members feel heard and supported.
Groups are facilitated by a gerontologist who guides discussions. A new discussion topic related to caregiving is selected for each meeting along with educational material.