LONGEVITECH TLV 2023
eLivelihood, CEO, Jill Lindgren will be presenting at this conference.
LONGEVITYTECH TLV 2023
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How does technology help primary caregivers?
Technology is a crucial tool for primary caregivers looking to streamline their work to support their older relatives.
Technology enables primary caregivers of elderly relatives to stay connected with their loved ones from afar.
It provides access to helpful resources and services and assists in planning long-term care.
It is crucial in managing logistics and keeping track of important documents.
It helps caregivers better manage their stress levels when involved in caregiving duties.
Stay connected with loved ones - even when they're far away
In today's world, technology can provide invaluable support for primary caregivers of senior relatives. With rapidly advancing technology, caregivers can now access various tools and resources to support their caregiving duties.
Caregivers can use technology for various things, including monitoring the health of elderly family members, providing medication reminders and alerts, connecting with family members, and keeping family memories safe.
By incorporating technology into the daily routines of primary caregivers of elderly relatives, a wide range of solutions are available that make it easier than ever before for people caring for ageing parents or grandparents at home to get assistance managing their responsibilities as well as stay connected with those they love most despite the physical distance separating them.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."
- Helen Keller
Five Facts You Need To Know About Senior Isolation
Five Facts You Need To Know About Senior Isolation
Recent research has shown that isolated seniors do not live as long and are more likely to develop long-term diseases compared to their more social counterparts.
Recent research has shown that isolated seniors do not live as long and are more likely to develop long-term diseases compared to their more social counterparts.
- Stay in regular communication with them
- Consider meaningful ways to fill their time
- Isolated seniors are more vulnerable to financial scams and elder abuse, especially when family relationships are poor
- Despite common misconceptions, older adults who are married or who live with a partner are as likely to report isolated feelings as those who are not
- Couples often experience a change in their social lives as their children become busy with young families and their friends move or pass away
Strengthening social support can act as a key protector against maltreatment by the elderly. Practicing self-care, taking awareness for a few minutes, seeking support, and hiring respite home care can all help family caregivers get the rest and the social connection they need.
Seniors who are isolated tend to need longer-term care. With the toll that loneliness can play on physical and mental decline, older adults with fewer social contact require longer-term care. Professional care can be an important piece in the puzzle when it comes to reducing social isolation.
Companies lose out when employees’ caregiving burdens increase
Caregiving is more than paying for childcare or a nursing home for elderly parents. More people are taking these responsibilities on themselves and it's costing companies in productivity and skilled talent, according to a new study.
The definition of caregiving is being expanded as more Americans take care of loved ones, young and old.
American workers must make the most out of their situation when life happens while performing at an optimum level. That’s the corporate ideal, but on a personal level, the burden of caregiving can exceed a worker’s mental fortitude and earning potential. A new report from the Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work shows companies lose too when workers must decide when to care for a loved one or to keep on working. Click the image to read more.
Caregiver Statistics: Work and Caregiving
Ever wonder the opportunity cost of not supporting employees that are caregivers?
Definitions:
A caregiver—sometimes called an informal caregiver—is an unpaid individual (for example, a spouse, partner, family member, friend, or neighbor) involved in assisting others with activities of daily living and/or medical tasks.
Formal caregivers are paid care providers providing care in one’s home or in a care setting (day care, residential facility, long-term care facility). For the purposes of the present fact sheet, displayed statistics generally refer to caregivers of adults.
The Sandwich Generation is defined as those adults with at least one living parent age 65 or older and who are either raising a child younger than 18 or providing financial support (either primary support or some support in the past year) to a grown child age 18 or older.
For employees in the "Sandwich Generation", caring for both children and parents, opportunity cost is significant.
Click the link above to find more information about:
• Juggling Work and Caregiving
• Impact on Working Caregivers
• Impact on Working Female Caregivers
• Annual Income
• Impact on Employers
• Best Practices for Removing Barriers to Equal Employment
