Mothers, Wives, and Daughters: Who is Caring for Tennessee Caregivers? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests of the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, May 14, 1990, Chattanooga, TN.

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Page 76 - How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Page 83 - ... a notable problem." This survey reported that the pressures generated by elder care created an array of work and productivity problems including tardiness or leaving work early, absenteeism, unscheduled time off, misuse of company resources such as the telephone, and emotional distress. Because of the nature and diversity of its work force, IBM considered itself a microcosm of the problems identified in this research. In designing a program to help its 238,000 employees, 33,000 retirees and spouses...
Page 77 - US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND CONSUMER INTERESTS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 am, in room 2128, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 69 - I have a prepared statement I would like to read and then answer any questions that you might have.
Page 81 - The data suggests that a substantial number of caregivers with elderly dependents at home are employed or looking for work outside of the home. We did not believe IBM could remain unaffected by these statistics. Early in 1986, IBM commissioned an elder care feasibility study by a consulting firm, Work/Family Directions, Inc., which had developed IBM's Child Care Referral Service two years earlier. Although child care and elder care issues differ in many C9 O - 90 respects, and elder care offers a...
Page 90 - ... would be included. IBM also is liberal in defining minimum age requirements for care recipients. Age 60 was chosen as the threshold age established by the Older Americans Act of 1965 for community care and service agencies.
Page 88 - ... community. This quality is essential for creating a complete data base of existing services. The second criterion was strength in professional counseling or the willingness to hire counselors to help employees clarify their needs and make informed choices from among the maze of services found in most communities. Following a nationwide community-by-community search for local providers, 175 community-based organizations whose capabilities fit the services needed by IBM employees were selected....
Page 52 - Generally home care is appropriate whenever a person needs assistance that cannot be easily or effectively provided only by a family member or friend on an ongoing basis for a short or long period of time.
Page 52 - Generally, home care is appropriate whenever a person prefers to stay at home but needs ongoing care that cannot easily or effectively be provided solely by family and friends. More and more older people, electing to live independent, non-institutionalized lives, are receiving home care services as their physical capabilities diminish. Younger adults who are disabled or recuperating from acute illness are choosing home care whenever possible. Chronically ill infants and children are receiving sophisticated...
Page 52 - ... care assistance that cannot be easily or effectively provided solely by a family member or friend for a short or long period of time. There are many situations and conditions for which home care services are especially appropriate. Technology advancements mean that every day more people are able to be cared for effectively and efficiently at home even if they have illnesses that, at one time, were only treatable in hospitals or institutions. The home health benefit has been an evolving benefit...

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