Another article about #mentalhealth concerns for working parents and burnout! It is time to get to the root cause of many of these #mentalhealth challenges = #caregiving. Over 72% of caregivers report clinical symptoms of depression. This article shines a bright light on working parents who are under immense pressure, add in taking care of mom or dad, or a sick loved one, and these numbers in this article are off the charts. Being a caregiver for over 20 years (son = leukemia survivor, mom = breast cancer survivor, brother = took his life at 15, dad = quad bypass and rare blood infection survivor, daughter = mental health survivor) and knowing first hand the lack of help that caregivers have access to is ridiculous.
This is a crisis that isn't going away, by 2035 there will be more people over 65 than under 18, we have a lack of childcare, the childcare that is available is too expensive for a number of reasons, the healthcare system focuses on the patient, the healthcare system is hard to navigate, 95% of care happens in the home, economy has been better, things are expensive, how do you pay for them, and rarely any attention paid to the caregiver.
When my wife and I left the hospital in May of 2013, after our son was diagnosed with Leukemia, we got a 3 ring binder of information and a see you at his next appointment - huh, really, that's the plan?????
Now lets apply this same situation to the airline industry - you are waiting for your flight with your loved ones, you board your flight (which you paid a lot for), there is no one else on the flight, the gate agent tells you something about the engine needing service, they hand you a 3 ring binder of instructions and tell you to fly the plane, and if the engine fails, instructions on how to fix it is in the binder - good luck. Oh and on top of that don't forget to work your job, pay your bills, raise 2 other kids, help your parents who are failing, keep your pets alive, among all the other life events. NO WONDER THERE IS A MENTAL HEALTH/BURNOUT CONCERN.
Evan Falchuk & Family First are committed to changing this narrative, we're 100% committed to providing caregivers access to their personal, licensed Care Team and Technology platform, that uncovers all of their #caregiving challenges and uses their 20+ years of caregiving experience to actual solve the challenges. All of this while ensuring the #caregiver understands the impact caregiving is having on them and minimize, sometimes preventing, the mental, emotional, physical, and financial challenges. It's literally a pilot, mechanic, gate agent, flight attendant, all in one - amazing concept!!!
Budgets are tight, no worries! We have over 30 years of caregiving data and because of the clinical nature of our caregiving solution, we are able to generate a claims validated ROI on your health care costs. We can help any organization have a positive impact on this crisis, while lowering health care costs. #caregivingempire
Director of Well-Being at Hartford HealthCare
11moWhat incredible work! Thank you Katie and team for leading the way in caregiver well-being.