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Assessment of Family Caregivers' Needs: What Employers Need to Know

It remains to be seen whether employers' increased awareness of and support for their employees' caregiving roles during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in permanent changes that better align benefits with employees' needs. Family Caregiver Assessment Assessment of family caregivers' needs and well-being separately from those of the care recipient has long been recommended as an essential component of caregiver support by organizations such as Family Caregiver Alliance and AARP. The better that employers understand what family caregiving entails, based on evidence-based individual caregiver assessment practices, the more likely they can thoughtfully approach an organization-level assessment of their employees' caregiving roles and needs. 

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Editorial
Publisher
Sage
ISBN/ISSN
08901171
Publication Year
2021
Issue Number
7
Journal Titles
American Journal of Health Promotion
Volume Number
35
Start Page
1038
End Page
1041