Family Caregivers Month – Employee Resources
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Whether your employees are supporting an elderly family member or caring for someone with a serious health condition or disability, they’re not alone: 1 in 5 Americans over age 25 identified as an unpaid caregiver in 2023.1
Caregiving isn’t easy. It can weigh on your mental health and affect your ability to get and stay physically healthy. Seventy percent of caregivers admit to being so focused on caregiving duties that they put off addressing their own needs.2
And these challenges are multiplied when trying to balance caregiving with other competing responsibilities. For example, about half (51%) of people in the “sandwich generation”—caring for children in the home while also caring for an ill or aging family member—who responded to a recent Fidelity Health℠ Thought Leadership survey reported that their financial situation was fair or poor; 34% said the same about their mental health.3
With all these challenges, what can your employees do to find some relief? Caregiving benefits may help. Our Fidelity Health Thought Leadership team recently published an insight and supporting resources that you can share with your employees and help support them during Family Caregivers Month.
Resources:
Caregivers Insight (PDF)
Email Template (Word Doc)