“Caregiver Advocate Business” Program

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As companies adapt their work environments to prepare for the twenty-first-century workforce and accommodate caregivers striving for harmonious work-life balance, a myriad of benefits await them. By fostering a caregiver-friendly atmosphere, companies may cultivate employee loyalty, leverage new recruitment tools to attract top talent, reduce employee turnover, enhance productivity, maintain adaptive work environments, and cultivate a stronger bond with their workforce. Embracing this transformational program may not only lead to better organizational outcomes, but also demonstrates a commitment to the well-being and success of all employees, including those who shoulder caregiving responsibilities.

We are excited to present the “Caregiver Advocate Business” program, an innovative initiative dedicated to bolstering work-life balance for caregivers in organizational settings. This comprehensive program offers strategic insights and resources, empowering companies to establish a caregiver-friendly workplace that aligns with the demands of the modern workforce. As the role of caregivers becomes increasingly crucial, progressive organizations with adaptable leadership that embrace top-down support for the program can usher in transformative cultural shifts. By doing so, they stand to reap significant benefits, including cost reduction and the cultivation of a loyal and engaged employee community, as businesses compete for top talent.

In “The Caring Company,” authored by Dr. Joseph Fuller, a Harvard professor, and Manjari Raman, a Program Director and Senior Researcher, it explained that companies were underestimating the number of caregivers in the workplace and organizational losses due to failures in attracting, supporting, and retaining crucial workers. The research showed that "U.S. businesses are losing $35 billion annually,” and “as many as 73% of employees reported having some type of current caregiving responsibility.” Dr. Fuller stated, “Employers must view the issue of caregiving through the lens of talent management, rather than exclusively as another potential expensive benefit.”

In summary, the “Caregiver Advocate Business” program offers innovative support for caregivers within organizations, enabling companies to create a nurturing work environment aligned with societal changes.

This transformative program represents a significant step toward promoting and fostering work-life balance and mental well-being for caregivers.

CAREGIVER MENTAL WELLNESS, INC.
“A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION”

Purchase Program

To review the fee schedule click on the “PURCHASE NOW” button below. The program is customizable by your management team whether you are a large or small company.

The program should only be utilized by the purchasing organization.

After you purchase the program, it will be sent by email for download.

All the cost of the program goes to the non-profit, Caregiver Mental Wellness, Inc., to continue our vision and objectives to continue our charitable and educational outreach programs.

If you have questions, contact us, or schedule a telephone consultation.

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Speaker Topics for Businesses

By understanding the struggles of caregivers working, taking care of children, and managing the daily lives of care recipients, they soon forget to take care of themselves, resulting in caregiver stress and anxiety. By seeking to understand caregivers’ situations, we cultivate compassionate supervisors and managers to manage much of our workforce, caregivers.

Caregivers often experience immense stress and burnout. We discuss real-life experiences in their lives, symptoms of caregiver burnout, techniques and activities for wellness, and what we can do to support caregivers.

Becoming a caregiver advocate can set your company apart from other organizations. We explore the challenges and benefits of change.

Transforming your business culture requires a well-thought-out approach. We will discuss why we should start cultivating change within the mindsets of our staff and management. As of 2020, 61% of the fifty-three million caregivers in the U.S. were part of the workforce.

Meditation reduces stress and improves clarity, leading to enhanced decision-making abilities. Practicing meditation fosters a sense of calm. We will discuss why many large companies have already implemented meditation practices and strategies, resulting in a reduction in healthcare claims. Meditation has become mainstream. 

Unchecked stress within teams creates multiple issues, including delayed project deadlines, lack of collaboration, and more. We will discuss solutions to mitigate stress in team environments.

Please contact us to discuss our availability and speaking fee for businesses, the location of your event, and the scheduled date and time.

We look forward to sharing Caregiver Mental Wellness’s vision to support our caregivers in our communities and businesses!

HR Consulting and Training

Caregiver Mental Wellness specializes in HR consulting services and training for small to mid-sized companies exclusively, as it relates to the “Caregiver Advocate Business” Program. We were founded by Carolyn Dowdy with extensive management, HR experience, and caregiver issue insights. We focus on caregiver challenges and offer solutions for their well-being, which benefits them as they strive to maintain their work-life balance.

Our primary mission is to bring awareness and educational solutions to informal caregivers’ mental well-being to address their anxiety, stress, depression, and burnout. We accomplish this through our community outreach initiatives and providing educational programs within businesses to foster cultural changes to promote understanding, compassion, and the implementation of caregiver-friendly work environments. These environments may lead to, but are not limited to, increased productivity, minimized stress and anxiety, staff retention, and enhanced recruiting results. We address the impact of workforce attrition and employee shortages. Our goal is to foster compassionate work environments that support caregivers and yield positive outcomes for businesses, their staff, and caregivers.

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Besides consulting, we also provide training programs parallel with our “Caregiver Advocate Business” program, which provides forward-thinking businesses with the tools to implement a caregiver-friendly work environment. Our program fosters cultural changes within businesses, as they prepare to compete for top talent in the ever-changing workforce of the twenty-first century.

We look forward to speaking with your company. If you have questions about our services, we invite you to schedule a thirty-minute free phone consultation.