National Alliance for Caregiving

Established in 1996, the National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations. The Alliance was created to conduct research, do policy analysis, develop national programs, increase public awareness of family […]

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Newsletters from the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging in St. Paul

The Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging shares eldercare information through a newsletter.  The September 2011 newsletter highlights Resources for Employers, HR Professionals and Employee Assistance Staff.  You may also get back issues or visit the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging site for their recommended resources and information about the organization The vision of  the Metropolitan […]

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Family Caregiver Alliance

Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services, FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers. The FCA is an […]

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ALZConnected for caregivers

A new social networking community for people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, ALZConnected, has been launched by the Alzheimer’s Association.  After joining the online community at no cost, members can connect with others to discuss their challenges, pose and answer questions about dementia-related issues, create groups about specific topics and contribute to message boards.

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Best Practices from the Caregiver Connection

The United Way in Waukesha County in Wisconsin brought together a group of community leaders for discussions related to caregiving and from that the Caregiver Connection was formed to focus on employed caregivers, which many see as one of the most important human resource issues facing the business community today. This report, Caregivers in the […]

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Employer’s Resource Library

The National Caregivers Library was created by FamilyCare America, Inc. and is one of the largest single sources of information and tools for caregivers and seniors in the country. The library consists of hundreds of useful articles, forms, checklists and links to topic-specific external resources and the library includes an entire section for employers.  It […]

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Preventing Discrimination Against Employees with Family Responsibilities

Best practices for avoiding family responsibilities discrimination and retaining talented employees with caregiving responsibilities can be found on The Center for WorkLife Law (WLL) website as well as employer alerts that identify trends in Family Responsibilities Discrimination.  The Center for WorkLife Law (WLL) is a nonprofit research and advocacy group devoted to improving work/life balance […]

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