Good employees are hard to find and expensive to replace, so it's bottom-line smart to help them handle caregiving-related issues. Employed caregivers can lose up to 2 hours every week due to workday interruptions and “partial absenteeism”. (Click here for more statistics on employed caregiving.)

How Do I Know If Our Company Has A Problem?

Sixty percent of employed Virginians report that they arrive late, leave early, or take time off during the day to provide care to a loved one.* That means that, on average, 6 out of 10 employees are caregivers balancing work with increasing responsibilities at home.

What Are Some Solutions?

• Conduct a Gaps Analysis
• Provide Information resources
• Copy Best Practices
• Find Helpful information on Employed Caregiver projects in your area
  • Richmond Region
  • Roanoke Region
  • Other Areas

* Caregiving in the U.S. – Spotlight on Virginia, National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, April 2004, 21.

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