Employees responsible for eldercare report more health problems than
non-caregiving employees and cost U.S. employers an estimated $13 billion annually. Demographic trends indicate that a greater number of employees of all ages will assume the role of family caregiver for an increasingly older population. In combination, these trends mean that more employees will be dealing with eldercare issues. This brings to the forefront an urgent need for employers to actively address how to best facilitate the realities of employees dealing with eldercare responsibilities (abstract from: http://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/working-caregiver-employer-health-care-costs.html#findings).