Family Care Benefits for Healthcare Employees

Combat burnout and elevate employee engagement and retention with the benefits healthcare employees need most

Family care benefits offer healthcare employees a much-needed lifeline to balance work and life, giving them the caregiving support they need to be present and engaged with their patients every day.

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Healthcare industry challenges

The healthcare industry is experiencing a severe talent crisis. High burnout and employee turnover is leading to workforce shortages, skill gaps, and higher patient care costs. Recent data highlights the extent of the crisis:

The annual hospital turnover rate is close to 21%
Labor costs are outpacing revenue growth – adding more pressure to already tight margins
Each percent change in registered nurse turnover will cost the average hospital $262,500 annually

Employees hold all the cards – their roles are in demand, and they will have no problem leaving for an organization that prioritizes their employees. That’s why leading healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to family care benefits to give working caregivers the equilibrium they desperately need between their personal and professional lives.

When healthcare employees don’t feel supported at work, they look for other organizations that can meet their unique family care and education needs. Use this guide to tackle your toughest recruitment and retention challenges and keep top talent.

Solutions for Healthcare Employers

Leading healthcare providers utilize Bright Horizons® family care solutions to enhance work-life balance, reduce absences, and build a sustainable workforce. In fact, 89% of employees with access to our on-site child care centers say it helps them stay with their organization.

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Support working parents

On-site and near-site care give parents the peace of mind they need to be fully focused on patient care. Care for their loved ones allows employees to focus on patients.

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Enhance employee engagement

Family care benefits, such as back-up care, keep employees present, happy, and engaged — driving retention and improving patient outcomes.

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Upskill your workforce

Offer tuition subsidies and reimbursements, as well as avenues to educational advancement to increase employee loyalty and enhance your workforce's skill level.

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Hear from healthcare leaders themselves who support their workforce with Bright Horizons family care benefits.

Partnering with Bright Horizons was an easy decision to make. On top of being a culture match for us, it is number one in its field. This was important because we wanted to offer the best to our associates and their children. It’s clear why Bright Horizons has the reputation it has. The way the company cares for children and parents is best-in-class. From the tenure of its associates to the way its staff talks about their jobs, everyone I’ve met from Bright Horizons is passionate about their work at all levels of the organization.”

Chief Human Resources Officer,

Jackson Healthcare

Back-up care gives them that peace of mind that their relative will be looked after, so they can be fully present at work. It’s been an overwhelming success for us with 96% of our surveyed users saying the back-up care program makes them more committed to Legacy and reduces their stress.”

Vice President of Human Resources,

Legacy Community Health

A member of my team who had two children at the Bright Horizons Center had a pretty significant job offer. The center was one of the deciding factors in not taking the job, because he would have to move his children. It meant a lot to know that we were offering something that made him stop and say, “Is this move going to be worth it?”

Director of Benefits,

Prisma Health

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Family care benefits can be the differentiator your organization needs to compete for and retain top healthcare talent. Learn how Bright Horizons can help.