ReACT is committed to identifying existing data and investing in new research to help improve understanding and quantify the impact of issues faced by employee caregivers. Sharing these findings along with best practices and employer successes is central to the coalition’s goal of enabling employers to help employee caregivers manage the demands of both work and caregiving for an adult with a chronic age-related disease.
Employee Caregiver Facts and Figures
Met Life Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Healthcare Costs
Diversity Executive- The Cost of Caregiving Employees
National Alliance for Caregiving – Caregiving in the U.S. 2015
Best Practices and Employer Resource Guide
National Alliance for Caregiving Best Practices in Workplace Eldercare Report
AARP & ReACT Employer Resource Guide
Caregiving Resources
National Institute on Aging Caregiver Publications
National Alliance for Caregiving
Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Family Caregiving Resources
AARP Caregiving Resource Center
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