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Caregiver Balancing Act
Juggling the Demands of Work and Caregiving
You have a meeting at work and your mother has a doctor?s appointment. Your boss is upset because you were late for work again while you waited for the day nurse to arrive to care for you parents. Your parents are in need of fulltime care and you can?t afford to lose your job. So, what do you do? The first thing you need to know is that you are not alone.
According to the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA), more than 26 percent of the U.S. adult population has provided care for an elderly, disabled or chronically ill, family member or friend during the past year. Based on the NFCA survey, that translates to more than 54 million people. Most of these adults work fulltime and are constantly juggling the ongoing demands of caring for an elderly parent, raising a family and managing their career.
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