Caregiving is a business issue.

 New Resource!  Caregivers in the Workplace June, 2011

In Wisconsin there are over 500,000 employees who collectively provide 558 million hours of help for a senior relative each year.  The average age of the family caregiver is 47 years old.   Many employees faced with the stress of working, caring for an older adult, and often also raising their own children, must decrease their hours or simply leave the workforce.  This results in expensive turnover costs for businesses.

The Caregiver Connection provides workplace education for employers and employees, and resources to help employees find help in Waukesha County.   Contact Lynda Markut, Workplace Education Coordinator, Alzheimer's Association of Southeast Wisconsin, for more information.  lynda.markut@alz.org   

Caregiving in the U.S. 2009 Exec Summary (1)

Met Life Caregiver Employer Cost Study

The Caregiver Connection works in partnership with the Waukesha County Business Alliance to bring information to businesses. 

See a sample presentation from a 2011 Alliance Breakfast Club to learn how Waukesha County is affected by family caregiving.