An employee assistance program for caregiver support. Academic Article

abstract

• The Comprehensive Caregiver Choices Program provided support for employee caregivers of elderly people for employees at a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Key informant interviews and focus groups provided direction for program development and implementation. A full-time MSW and professionals with expertise in gerontology/geriatrics provided education and care coordination services to caregivers. Approximately 4% of the hospital's workforce participated in the program. Attendees evaluated educational sessions and follow-up interviews were conducted with program participants. Caregiver support programs must continue to seek innovative and creative marketing and service delivery methods to reach out and assist working caregivers in need of support.

authors

• Rene, Antonio

published proceedings

• J Gerontol Soc Work

author list (cited authors)

• Mains, D. A., Fairchild, T. J., & Ren, A. A.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Mains, Douglas A||Fairchild, Thomas J||René, Antonio A

publication date

• August 2006

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

keywords

• Adult
• Adult Children
• Aged
• Aged, 80 And Over
• Caregivers
• Focus Groups
• Geriatrics
• Health Care Surveys
• Home Nursing
• Humans
• Interviews As Topic
• Middle Aged
• Occupational Health Services
• Personnel Administration, Hospital
• Program Development
• Social Support
• Social Work
• Stress, Psychological
• Texas

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1300/J083v47n01_10

start page

• 157

end page

• 173

volume

• 47

issue

• 1-2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j083v47n01_10