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Resources: Help with Elder Care

A list of several companies that offer resource-and-referral services specifically for elder-care issues.

By Donna Fenn |  @donnafenn   | 
 

Just as your aging baby-boomer employees seem to be struggling less with child care, along comes the next significant work/family conundrum: elder care. The good news is that there are now several companies that offer resource-and-referral services specifically for elder-care issues. The three companies cited here can make nationwide referrals:

· The Partnership Group (215-643-8383) offers a 24-hour hot line staffed by consultants who assess each case, make referrals to appropriate nursing-home facilities, offer advice on home-care options, and send out newsletters and audiotapes. The service costs between 80¢ and $2 per employee per month (based on the total number of employees).

· TeleCare Network (800-972-3851) provides access to more than 250 organizations that deal with a number of elder-care issues, such as coping with long-term illness, in-home and nursing-home care, and Medicaid reimbursement. Its rates range from $1 to $10 per month per employee, depending on the size of your group.

· ElderCare Help Line (800-25-ELDER) puts you in touch with community resources; provides information about government programs such as Medicaid; and also helps callers resolve insurance, legal, and financial issues. Calls to its line are toll-free; the counseling, which employees pay for with a major credit card, costs $1.65 a minute. (Companies can subsidize the calls if they like -- there's no other charge for the service.)

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    • Donna Fenn

    Inc. contributing editor Donna Fenn is the author of Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit From Their Success (McGraw-Hill, 2009). Both this blog and the book examine the ways in which GenY is changing the entrepreneurial landscape with new approaches to starting, growing, and managing their companies. Learn more at http://www.upstartsrock.com/.


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