Wanted: New solutions to elder-care crisis

Wanted: New solutions to elder-care crisis
AMA Government Solutions Update SmartBrief 11/05/2008
The aging population is costing U.S. businesses as much as $33.6 billion a year in lost productivity and absenteeism as more workers are distracted by the need to care for their elderly parents. In seeking to address the problem, most organizations model their solutions on the programs they offer for child care. But those programs don't necessarily apply, Jane Gross says. "For instance, most pregnant workers know when they will take maternity leave and for how long," she says. "But someone responsible for an aged parent faces an unpredictable series of crises. When the unexpected happens, the caregiver must use some of the time off granted under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act or depend on the good will of a supervisor." New York Times, The (10/28)

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