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Article: HR Professionals See More Employees Struggle with Elder Care; Nearly a Quarter of Large Organizations See Turnover
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- December 9, 2003
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Research indicates that
more people are caring for aging relatives, and that this often
affects employee productivity. Human resource (HR) professionals say
employee expectations regarding elder care benefits have increased,
and, as a result, most organizations expect costs for these benefits
to increase in the next five years.
Elder care has been called the "silent productivity killer."
Often, employers are unaware that employees are dealing with elder
care issues. An AARP/National Alliance for Caregiving study from as
early as 1997 estimated that one in four American households
struggled to provide care for an elderly individual. Another, ...