Elder care
Helping employees thrive while caring for aging relatives
Twenty percent of your workforce is quietly caring for elderly relatives. Without proper support, these working caregivers will struggle to balance work and life, missing deadlines, workdays, and ultimately impacting your workforce sustainability.
Elder care solutions support your employees at every stage of their elder caregiving journey, helping to eliminate stress, manage unpredictable needs, reduce absences, and maximize performance.
Why elder care?
A burgeoning business challenge
20 million: Number of people who become elder caregivers each year, prompting more employees to seek support from their employers to thrive at work and at home
Retention risks
4 years: Average time employees spend caring for an aging loved one, affecting their mental well-being, engagement, and decision to stay with your organization
Career Conflicts
70%: Percentage of caregivers who scale back their careers to provide care, reducing productivity and often leading to the loss of key employees
Addressing elder caregiving needs
Caregivers for aging relatives face a unique challenge in a space where needs are often unpredictable. Learn how to support a workforce balancing these pressures alongside their careers.
Comprehensive elder care support
Bright Horizons makes the elder care planning process seamless, providing a uniquely human experience from our best-in-class care team and merging it with simple technology. Your elder care experience will include:
Support for employees through every stage of elder care
Our experienced Care Coaches restore peace of mind, offering solutions at every stage of the often-unpredictable elder care journey. With experience in the field of social work or related caregiving roles, Care Coaches are your go-to resource for everything from short-term and long-term care arrangements to Medicare education to legal and financial referrals.
Emergency back-up care coverage
When the unexpected happens, or an emergency arises with your loved one, you want to know you’re covered. Back-up care allows you to find a reliable, vetted, high-quality elder caregiver within seconds to cover last-minute care gaps.
Expert-conducted in-home assessments
No-cost, in-home evaluations by certified Aging Life Care Professionals assess current elder living environments and make recommendations for evolving needs to ensure both the long-term health of the elderly loved one receiving care and the well-being of their caregivers.
A streamlined user experience
Bright Horizons Elder Care™ guides employees through complex, time-consuming, and emotional caregiving responsibilities, providing the real-time help they need. Our program supports:
- Finding care fast – employees can reserve vetted in-home caregivers through Bright Horizons Back-Up Care™ to cover care gaps, preventing work absences and ensuring peace of mind
- Accessing everything with ease – workers can track and manage appointments, medicine dosages, exercise regimens, and more all in one convenient place, saving time and reducing stress that can detract from work
- Providing top-notch care without comprising careers – elder care benefits ensure your workforce won’t have to make the difficult choice between work and life, offering best-in-class care to their loved ones while enabling them to pursue professional goals
Why choose Bright Horizons for elder care?
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Family consultations and unlimited messaging with an experienced Care Coach
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In-home assessments and customized care plans
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In-home back-up care
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Elder-related consultations with attorneys and financial counselors, as well as referrals to local service providers
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An online platform centralizing all aspects of care coordination
Unique end-to-end elder care solutions address every employee need, including:
Sanofi's formula for employee engagement
Global pharmaceutical leader Sanofi partners with Bright Horizons to deliver elder care solutions at scale to its global workforce. Last year alone, the organization saw a 14% increase in unique users of the benefit, underscoring the need for a robust elder care solution.
Explore elder care solutions for your working caregivers
Elder care benefits can make a massive difference in the lives of your employees and in the health of your organization. Learn how Bright Horizons can help.
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