Working While Caregiving

March 27, 2011

Are you, or do you work with someone that is, experiencing impact on their job because of being in a caregiving role? Below are statistics from the National Alliance for Caregiving regarding people who work and provide caregiving.

  1. 74% of family caregivers have been employed while caring for an older adult friend or relative
  2. 89% of family caregivers provide care for a relative, most commonly for their mother (36%)
  3. 20% say their care recipient lives with them, and 51% say they live within 20 minutes of their loved one
  4. 16% are distance caregivers, meaning their care receiver lives an hour or more away
  5. 64% of employed family caregivers go in late, leave early, or take time off
  6. 17% of employed family caregivers take a leave of absence to provide caregiving
  7. 9% of employed family caregivers reduce their work hours to allow for caregiving responsibilities
  8. 6% of employed family caregivers give up work entirely to caregive on a full time basis
  9. 5% of employed family caregivers turn down a promotion because of caregiving responsibilities

Right at Home offers in-home caregiver assistance and support for your loved one, so you can remain at work, with peace of mind their needs are being met. Give your local Right at Home office a call today to see how we can help.