Ways to alleviate the stresses of providing care for elderly relatives include corporate-sponsored assistance programs, informal respite care, a parent care system, nonkin back-up system, support services for the care recipient, and cognitive restructuring. (SK)

Imminent demographic changes require understanding of issues surrounding caring for family members while employed. Gerontology course offerings should focus on the caregiver role, and future corporate executives should be provided with basic gerontological education so that they will be able to understand and support their employees who are…

Initially designed in response to substance abuse, employee assistance programs are now recognizing needs of family caregivers of the elderly by providing such services as referral, education, information, flexible schedules/leaves, counseling, health promotion, financial assistance, and direct services--respite care and onsite adult day care. (SK)