Information for Employer Benefit Managers

American businesses lose more than $33 billion each year due to employees need to care for loved ones 50 years of age and older.
- MetLife "Caregiving Cost Study: Productivity Losses to U.S. Businesses" (2006)

Are workers at your company holding second jobs as family caregivers? Today, caregiving means more than taking care of the kids, it also means taking care of aging or chronically ill family members. This "second job" could pose long-term problems for your business.

A survey conducted by MetLife and the National Alliance for Caregiving (PDF 498 KB) estimates there are 26 million working caregivers who provide unpaid care to another adult. Nearly 40 percent of these caregivers are men. Six in 10 caregivers have had to make some adjustments to their work life, from reporting late to work to giving up work entirely^A.

Evercare™ Solutions For Caregivers can help both you and your workforce. We can provide your working caregivers with information, insight, support, and knowledge. By helping with caregiving tasks, you can keep workers happier, healthier and more productive at work.

How much does caregiving cost your company?

MetLife's caregiving cost study estimates that lost productivity costs of caregiving employees may be as high as $33.6 billion nationally a year. MetLife has an online calculator available for you to use.

An Evercare/NAC Study "Caregivers in Decline" (2006) and MetLife Study of "Caregiving Cost Study": Productivity Losses to U.S. Businesses (2006)

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^A Evercare/NAC Study "Caregivers in Decline" (2006) and MetLife Study of "Caregiving Cost Study": Productivity Losses to U.S. Businesses (2006)