Services for Organizations

Do you employ caregivers?

The answer is obvious if your organization has a healthcare or eldercare mission. Many members of your staff are professional caregivers. But regardless of what type of business you are in, if you employ people, you most likely employ caregivers. Nearly 65 million Americans care for family, friends or neighbors who are ill, disabled, elderly or special-needs children. Over 70% of these people report being employed at sometime while being a caregiver.1 A recent AARP publication reports that almost one-fifth of people employed in the US are family caregivers.2

What can Partners on the Path do for your organization?

At Partners on the Path, we have decades of experience working in organizations, caring for our own loved ones and supporting other caregivers. We know that despite the joys, caregiving is stressful and can undermine the well-being of individuals and the effectiveness of organizations. To be the best, your organization needs staff to be at their best when they come to work. Let us help you and those within your organization with our on-line, in-print or in-class resources that are formatted to meet the needs of two different audiences: either professional or family caregivers.

  • 1. Self-assessments: A variety of questionnaires for family caregivers. For professionals, used with permission, the highly regarded Professional Quality of Life Scale.
  • 2. Self-care guidance: The 7C’s of Self-Care, our research-based, trademarked approach to caring for yourself as you care for others.
  • 3. Self-care activities: Questionnaires, checklists, discussion guides and self-reflection questions to help evaluate and ease caregiver stress.
  • 4. Caregiver resources: A vetted list of valuable references available on-line and in-print from popular or professional sources.
  • 5. Caregiver communities: On-line connections with supportive experts and other caregivers, who understand and want to help.

Endnotes

1 Caregiving in the US. National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP and The MetLife Foundation. 2009.

2 Valuing the Invaluable: A New Look at the Economic Value of Family Caregiving. AARP Public Policy Institute. 2007.