Connect Employees with Resources
CONNECT EMPLOYEES WITH RESOURCES
Provide employee-caregivers with resources and tips on providing care. This section outlines what resources are available and how you can help your employees prepare to care.
Provide caregivers with information about caregiving
One challenge that caregivers experience is not knowing where to start or where to go for help. The best strategy that you as an employer can deploy to help your employee-caregivers is to direct them to resources and tools that outline how they can provide the best care.
Caregiver Resources
Caregivers have questions and concerns about caregiving. There are many resources
that can help caregivers navigate through their caregiving journey.
Self-Care Resources
Caregivers may face unique strains and stressors on their physical and mental health. Make sure to connect working caregivers with resources geared to promoting healthy habits.
Community Group Resources
For caregivers who do not have a built-in support network from their family or friends, community groups
and resources
can fill the gap.
Host a caregiving workshop
A key ingredient in being a caregiver-friendly workplace is the ability to connect employees with resources and tools to assist them in their caregiving responsibilities. Often, the best resource for caregivers is other caregivers.
Use the AARP Prepare to Care Guide to host a workshop session on how to provide the best care and be a resource for employees who are just starting their caregiving journey. Bring in experts to host other workshops about different topics related to caregiving. Being a resource for tips and information demonstrates to your employees how important this issue is to you and helps them.
Utilize local, state, and national resources
Local, state, and national groups have unique resources that target caregiving in and out of the workplace. Make sure to research what organizations in your community and your state are focused on improving the lives of caregivers. AARP has several free national resources that are helpful to caregivers.
AARP Family Caregiving
Direct employees to the AARP Family Caregiving
webpage for a one-stop shop of tips, tools, and resources while caregiving for a loved one (available in English and Spanish).
Online Caregiving Community
Encourage your employees to join AARP’s Online Caregiving Community
to connect your employees with other caregivers around the country.
Caregiving Tools
AARP’s suite of web-based caregiving tools
can help your employees find services, keep track of health records and more.
