CAREGIVERS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE WORKPLACE

在规定中占主导地位的是家庭，而不是专业人员 许多人描述了卫生和社会服务的 老年病学家。两大社会趋势可能会与 为家庭提供这种护理的持续能力：(1)加速 高龄人口的增长率和(2)大规模进入 妇女加入劳动力大军。这让中年女性处于一种 在父母照料活动方面，出现了前所未有的情况。这个 预计到2020年，85岁及以上人口的数量将翻一番 2000年，赡养老人的人数大幅增加。在……里面 此外，未来十年需要填补的职位中，有60%将由 女人。这些人口结构的变化将改变护理的比例 从接待员到护理员。 我们对劳动力参与将对 家人对老年人的照顾，反之亦然，目前还不清楚。这个角色是什么 工作场所在帮助照顾年迈的亲属方面 也不清楚。 首席调查员提出了一个试点项目，以确定 满足提供护理的员工需求的雇主的普及率 向一位年迈的亲戚及其政策和做法的性质。这个 试点项目还将提供更详细的情况 在职照顾者的特点及双重角色的压力 创造。一项更广泛的研究，以满足雇主和 员工将从这些初步调查结果中发展出来。上的中心 凯斯西储大学的老龄化和健康将作为 行政财务代理。 这项研究的具体研究问题是：1.什么是 在工作场所照顾老年人的普及率，2.什么是 这一人群的人口统计特征，3.成为一个 照顾者对工作满意度和工作表现的满意度，4.家庭情况如何 支持员工在工作场所所需的福利方案 帮助他们扮演照顾者的角色，以及5.哪些政策、计划和 在工作场所实施的做法可能有助于个人 老年人照顾者的角色。

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.