The family caregiver could be your employee, your client’s lifesaver, your patient’s advocate.
And, that family caregiver needs a plan of care as much as the family member for whom they care.
According to Caregiving.com’s 2011 annual survey of family caregivers:
- 66% of respondents provide 20 or more hours of care to a family member per week;
- 47% of respondents expect their caregiving experience to last another 10 years;
- only 55% of respondents are happy with services in their area;
- only 15% of respondents receive help from other family members several times a week (52% of respondents do not have any help from other family members)
- 66% of respondents say they have less than eight hours per week for themselves;
- 33% say the worst time they experienced in their caregiving role was when they were exhausted because they hadn’t been able to take a break;
- 65% say the most difficult part of caregiving is managing their emotions (guilt, anger, grief);
- only 33% of respondents say they adequately take care of their emotional, physical, dental and medical needs.
We’ve created a care plan for the family caregiver that you now can offer. CarePASS is a monthly membership program that nudges a family caregiver to create his or her own care plan. CarePASS includes discounts on one-on-one coaching sessions with Denise M. Brown, founder of Caregiving.com and a certified life coach, as well as classes with other family caregivers and a members-only online support group.
With CarePASS, you help the family caregiver stay well so she continues to be a valuable employee on your team, so she continues to provide the care that’s needed, so that she continues to ensure the right care is given.
For details on CarePASS, email Denise.