Elder Care - a Business Issue for Everyone w/ Larry Nisenson of Genworth

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 3 p.m.

Join Michael and\xa0Robin as we discuss the personal and professional costs of Elder Care in the workplace with Larry Nisenson of Genworth Financial.\xa0\xa0\n\nWe will discuss how employers can help their employees address a mounting issue facing human resources executives today.\xa0Corporate America should brace itself for a potential \u201cCaregiver Benefit Crisis\u201d that threatens to impact its employee benefits policies and fiscal bottom line. As our nation\u2019s businesses begin to reinvent themselves for a post-pandemic world, the eye-opening facts from the recent\xa0National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, Caregiving in the U.S. 2020\xa0study\xa0have underscored the critical need for employee benefit policies to be reevaluated for our 42 million family caregivers who struggle to cope with the emotional, physical and financial challenges posed by caring for aging loved ones.\xa0\xa0\n\nAnd, it's not just Boomers and Gen X anymore:\xa0Caregivers now span four generations with more young people providing care, including 6% who are Gen Z and 23% who are Millennials.\n\nIs this a wake-up call for businesses and the future of employee benefit policies?\xa0\n\nHow can businesses and caregivers collaborate to address this mounting crisis?\n\nHow will these dynamics impact employers from a financial, productivity and recruitment perspective?\n\nWhat employer and community resources are available to caregivers as they serve as the main source of family support?