Employment/Work/Life/Balance
Employment/Work/Life/Balance – Working family caregivers are under a high degree of stress. Employers experience lost time and lost revenue resulting from poor job performance of distracted family caregivers. It’s not uncommon for a parent to call a family caregiver multiple times in a single day or to need transportation to appointments or support with other aspects of care. How does a working caregiver balance the needs of family and employer? How do employers survive distracted and grieving employees? Is providing education and support for caregivers a solution?
Articles On The Website Library
Check out articles by Pamela written especially for family caregivers. Below this section are articles in the FREE Family Membership Library where new articles are added each month. Membership is free, scroll down to review the information and subscribe today.
How to Survive Caregiving for Aging Parents
Adult children who are caregivers wonder how to survive caregiving for aging parents. Adult children who are raising their own families, who are working full time, and who are caregiving for aging parents feel overwhelmed because they don’t know how to keep it all together without falling apa...
Which Way From Here
Naive caregivers often make poor choices to “opt out” of the workforce. Realize the consequences of your actions before you make a choice that will negatively affect your future. ...
10 Tips to Caring for Yourself While Caregiving for a Loved One
What would you do if your loved one became ill, was no longer able to provide care for him or herself and you felt you were the only one who could care for them? Helping a loved one who needs twenty-four hour care at home verses the idea (and even the benefit) of moving the individual to a ca...
The Joy of Giving Back
How many of us work, work, work with little free time or we work and have no interests that really inspire our hearts. If you could make a significant difference in the life of an older adult by giving one or two hours a week of your time, would this interest you? There are many older adul...
To Read Articles in the FREE Family Membership Library
The special articles below are for website visitors who join the free family membership library. These articles are located on Pamela’s membership website. Members receive notice of new articles that are added each month and have access to other special programs that Pamela offers. Membership is free, subscribe today.
Work Life and the Unexpected Effects of Chronic Disease and Family Caregiving
Achieving a work-life balance is challenging for many individuals depending on life-stage: some employees may be raising children, others experiencing health issues of their own, some supporting adult children with the care of grandchildren, or caring for aging parents. Companies experience fin...
2009 Country Doctor of the Year
Interview with Dr. Steven Smith, Physician, Florida Keys (podcast 7:40 playing time) Click the Play button below to listen: ...
Women Caregivers More Likely to Live in Poverty
Women are the main caregivers, yet when women need care there is no one left to provide the care or there is no money to pay for care. A study shows that among those 85 and older, the percentage of men and women who need assistance is 56% of women and 38% of men. Many of these women live their ...
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