HR Hero Audio Conference on CD and Streaming Audio
Dealing with Dementia in the Workplace: When Employee Caregivers Bring Their Burdens to Work
Adria B. Martinelli
December 2, 2009

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According to The Economist there are approximately 37,000 centenarians living in the U.S. As the life expectancy of Americans continues to increase, so does the odds your employees will soon be caring for an elderly family member with some form of dementia.

The EEOC recommends work-life balance programs, flexible work arrangements, flexible sick leave policies, and part-time job opportunities to prevent discrimination lawsuits from caregiver employees.

Learn how to accommodate affected employees while complying with the newly-amended FMLA and ADA by participating in the all-new HR Hero audio conference, Dealing with Dementia in the Workplace: When Employee Caregivers Bring Their Burdens to Work.

YOUR AGENDA

Employees as caregivers

• Sample HR policies that can reduce the burden for your caregiver employees
• The effect caregivers have on the workplace in terms of lost productivity and the effect on co-workers
• What savvy employers are doing to minimize the problem of distracted and absent employees with caregiving responsibilities
• Characteristics of caregivers: Some try to keep their responsibilities secret out of fear of negative reaction from employers, while others openly seek flexible schedules and formal arrangements for time off from work
• Benefits helpful to employees with caregiving responsibilities
• Laws providing caregiver rights and how the new FMLA, ADA, and other laws come into play

Employees with dementia

• Helpful ideas for accommodating an affected employee: reducing hours and responsibilities, having co-workers act as support, etc.
• Signs or behavior that could indicate your employee has Alzheimer's or other dementia
• Tips for effective communication when working with someone with signs of dementia and related legal issues
• What laws come into play? ADA, FMLA, others?
• Options for work duties you can legally provide employees with dementia
• Symptoms that could affect work performance: memory loss, confusion, difficulty finding the right words to communicate, misplacing things, difficulty concentrating, poor judgment, mood swings, etc.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCIs criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

CREDIT INFORMATION: This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

Because Dealing with Dementia in the Workplace: When Employee Caregivers Bring Their Burdens to Work is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:

• Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
• No travel-related expenses or complications.
• The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.

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Quick: Depending on the topic, each HR Hero Audio Conference recording normally ranges from an hour to 90 minutes.

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Expert: The HR Hero Audio Conference presenters are nationally known employment attorneys or HR experts. They quickly and concisely explain what you really need to know about the topic.

Dealing with Dementia in the Workplace: When Employee Caregivers Bring Their Burdens to Work is $237.

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