Overview

One of the greatest challenges facing any manager in the 1990s is the rapid growth in the numbers of their employees who face the difficulties of balancing job responsibilities with the responsibility of caring for an older relative. There are more than 14 million working caregivers in the United States today, a trend fueled by the aging of the population, the fact that more women than ever before work outside the home, and by the new attitudes and expectations about the relationship between employee and employer. The work force of the late 1990s is increasingly diverse, and workers today want to be treated as whole persons by their employers. This requires managers to improve the responsiveness of their organizations to help workers balance their work and life needs. Marosy presents the latest research findings regarding the needs of working caregivers and describes effective programs and policies now in place at leading corporations throughout the country. Marosy emphasizes practical problem solving and promotes a deeper understanding of the changes being brought about by the aging of the American population. Managers are presented with proven step-by-step guidance on how to effectively respond to the needs of working caregivers as well as a blueprint (including sample memos, a survey tool, and checklists) for building a sound organizational response to elder care needs. A Manager's Guide to Elder Care and Work is an essential tool for managing into the next century.

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Clearly, years of business and personal experiences in home health care have provided [Marosy] with the resources to write this much needed book....a must-read resource for all managers and would-be managers that not only addresses the challenges of dealing with employees who have the responsibility of caring for aging relatives, but offers real strategies for adjusting both organizational policies, as well as, employee and supervisor behaviors to benefit all parties. -Val J. Halamandaris President, National Association for Home Care Comprehensive- provide[s] a very thorough approach to recognizing and dealing with this timely issue. Meaningful- provide[s] information and resources that should enable a manager in any size company to better deal with elder care issues. Useful- provide[s] realistic options for initiating and implementing a work place program. -David J. Levy, JD President, AdultCare, Inc. ?Manager's Guide to Elder Care and work is an easy to read, how to text addressing the role of managers in the development of elders care programs in private business....The author provides useful information regarding the characteristics of caregivers who are predominantly women and make up half of the labor force....Marosy text also will make an important addition to both a university's library holding and the local public library.?-Journal of Women & Aging Manager's Guide to Elder Care and work is an easy to read, how to text addressing the role of managers in the development of elders care programs in private business....The author provides useful information regarding the characteristics of caregivers who are predominantly women and make up half of the labor force....Marosy text also will make an important addition to both a university's library holding and the local public library. -Journal of Women & Aging

Clearly, years of business and personal experiences in home health care have provided [Marosy] with the resources to write this much needed book....a must-read resource for all managers and would-be managers that not only addresses the challenges of dealing with employees who have the responsibility of caring for aging relatives, but offers real strategies for adjusting both organizational policies, as well as, employee and supervisor behaviors to benefit all parties. -Val J. Halamandaris President, National Association for Home Care

Manager's Guide to Elder Care and work is an easy to read, how to text addressing the role of managers in the development of elders care programs in private business....The author provides useful information regarding the characteristics of caregivers who are predominantly women and make up half of the labor force....Marosy text also will make an important addition to both a university's library holding and the local public library. -Journal of Women & Aging ?Manager's Guide to Elder Care and work is an easy to read, how to text addressing the role of managers in the development of elders care programs in private business....The author provides useful information regarding the characteristics of caregivers who are predominantly women and make up half of the labor force....Marosy text also will make an important addition to both a university's library holding and the local public library.?-Journal of Women & Aging Comprehensive- provide[s] a very thorough approach to recognizing and dealing with this timely issue. Meaningful- provide[s] information and resources that should enable a manager in any size company to better deal with elder care issues. Useful- provide[s] realistic options for initiating and implementing a work place program. -David J. Levy, JD President, AdultCare, Inc. Clearly, years of business and personal experiences in home health care have provided [Marosy] with the resources to write this much needed book....a must-read resource for all managers and would-be managers that not only addresses the challenges of dealing with employees who have the responsibility of caring for aging relatives, but offers real strategies for adjusting both organizational policies, as well as, employee and supervisor behaviors to benefit all parties. -Val J. Halamandaris President, National Association for Home Care

Author Information

JOHN PAUL MAROSY is founder and President of Bringing Eldercare Home, a planning, training, and management consulting firm specializing in elder care, based in Worcester, Massachusetts./e He is a former family caregiver and has served as CEO of leading organizations in the fields of aging and home health care.

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