PROGRAMS

Working While Caring

One in five full-time employees is also providing care for someone who is aging, ill, or disabled, outside of their paid job. Yet, despite the universality of this experience, few evidence-based solutions exist to help caregiver employees balance the responsibilities of work and care.

We’re working to change that

PROGRAMS

Working While Caring

We’re working to change that

The Cost of Caregiving

60%

of caregivers

experience work disruption

3.2

Work Days a Month

missed by caregiver employees

1/3

Of Caregiver Employees

have had to leave a job because of caregiving

Employers Are Part of the Solution

Finding workplace solutions is good for both employers looking to attract and retain top talent and their caregiver employees. We want to work with you to explore how to better support caregiver employees and create healthier, more engaged, and more productive workplaces.

We’re on a Mission to Help Employers Help Their Caregivers

In partnership with the business community, RCI’s Working While Caring (WWC) initiative fills critical gaps in the caregiver-employee experience through research, communications, and employer engagement.

We work directly with employers to explore the effects, challenges, and opportunities of caring while working. We’ve also developed and implemented pilot interventions so employers are better prepared to support caregiver employees.

Beyond expert facilitation and consultation, RCI offers curated presentations, technical assistance, and resources, including information about the broader context of care, which can present significant barriers to caregiver employees.

While instituting workplace support for caregiver employees is important, structural changes beyond the workplace will be necessary to effect meaningful change. To that end, RCI is also working with employers to call for public policy changes at the state and federal levels so that caregivers may be seen and supported in all the ways they deserve.

Our Employer Resources

Want to build a more inclusive workplaces and stem losses associated with juggling work and care?