CAREGIVERS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE WORKPLACE

家庭而不是专业人员在提供服务方面占主导地位， 卫生和社会服务的发展已经被许多 老年学家 两种主要的社会趋势可能与 家庭提供这种照顾的持续能力：（1）加速 高龄人口增长率;（2）大规模进入 女性进入劳动力市场。 这使中年妇女处于一种 父母护理活动出现前所未有的情况。 的 85岁及以上的人数预计将增加一倍， 2000年，受扶养老年人群体大量增加。 在 此外，未来十年将填补的60%的工作岗位将由 妇女 这些人口变化将改变护理的比例 接收者到照顾者。 我们对劳动力参与率的影响的理解 老年人的家庭照料和老年人的家庭照料不清楚。 什么作用 工作场所在帮助照顾老年亲属方面的作用是 也不清楚。 主要研究者提出了一个试点项目，以确定 满足提供护理的雇员需求的雇主的比例 以及他们的政策和做法的性质。 的 试点项目还将提供一个更详细的图片， 工作护理提供者的特点和双重角色的压力 创建. 进行更广泛的研究，以满足雇主的需要， 员工将从这些初步调查结果中得到发展。 上的中心 凯斯西储大学的老龄化和健康将作为 行政财政代理人。 本研究提出的具体研究问题是：1。是什么 老年人在工作场所的照顾者的普遍性，2。有哪些 这一群体的人口特征，3。作为一个 照顾者对工作满意度与工作绩效之影响。什么是家庭 支持员工在工作场所所需的福利计划， 帮助他们发挥照顾者的作用; 5.什么样的政策、计划和 工作场所的做法可能有助于个人 照顾老人的角色。

The predominance of families, rather than professionals, in the provision of health and social services has been described by numerous gerontologists. Two major societal trends may come into conflict with the continued capacity for families to provide this care: (1) an accelerated rate of increase in the very old population and (2) the large scale entry of women into the work force. This has placed middle-aged women in an unprecedented situation with respect to parent care activities. The increase in the number of those 85 and over is expected to double by the year 2000 creating a large increase in the group of dependent elderly. In addition, 60% of the jobs to be filled in the next decade will be filled by women. These demographic shifts will alter the proportion of care receivers to caregivers. Our understanding of the effect labor force participation will have on family care of the elderly and vice-versa is unclear. What role the workplace has in aiding in the provision of care to elderly relatives is also unclear. The principal investigator proposes a pilot project to determine the prevalence of employers who address the needs of employees who provide care to an elderly relative and the nature of their policies and practices. The pilot project will also provide a more detailed picture of the characteristics of working careproviders and the strains that the dual role creates. A more extensive study to address the needs of the employer and employee will be developed from these preliminary findings. The Center on Aging and Health at Case Western Reserve University will serve as the administrative fiscal agent. Specific research questions addressed by this study are: 1. What is the prevalence of caregivers for the elderly in the workplace, 2. What are the demographic characteristics of this population, 3. What impact does being a caregiver have on job satisfaction and performance, 4. What are the family support benefit packages required by the employee at the workplace to assist them in their caregiver role, and 5. What policies, programs, and practices are in place at the workplace which might assist individuals in the role of caregivers for the elderly.