WeCare+ for Employees
Your company values the contributions of its employees. It understands the stresses of working while caring for families and loved ones. The "sandwich generation" is increasing at an exponential rate. As a result, the demands on employee caregivers are becoming overwhelming.
WeCare+ is a signature program designed specifically for working caregivers and their loved ones. WeCare+ provides support to help increase caregiver peace of mind as they care for the ailing or aging loved ones. Along with increased peace of mind, comes heightened satisfaction with the employer.
WeCare+ is an affordable, comprehensive planning service that can be offered as an employee benefit.
Please visit our WeCare+ page for more information or contact Long Term Solutions to get started.
Here are a few alarming statistics that directly relate to the difficulties of caregiving:
Between 40-70% of caregivers have clinically significant symptoms of depression, with approximately 25-50% of these caregivers meeting the diagnostic criteria for major depression. *
Informal caregivers personally lose an average of $566,443 over a lifetime due to forgone wages. These losses come from loss of their own income if they reduce their work hours or leave their jobs, loss of employer-based medical benefits, shrinking of savings to pay for caregiving costs, and a threat to their retirement income due to fewer contributions to pensions and other retirement vehicles. **
* Zarit, S. (2006). Assessment of Family Caregivers: A Research Perspective. In Family Caregiver Alliance (Eds.), Caregiver Assessment: Voices and Views from the Field. Report from a National Consensus Development Conference (Vol. II) (pp. 12 – 37). San Francisco: Family Caregiver Alliance.
** AARP Public Policy Institute (2008, November). Valuing the Invaluable: The Economic Value of Family Caregiving, 2008 Update. Washington, DC.
