CareQuest Expands East.CareQuest National Work & Family Life Program, Madison, Wis., has expanded its long-term-care and eldercare eld·er·care n. Social and medical programs and facilities intended for the care and maintenance of the aged. operations to New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. with the opening of offices in East Sandwich and Cambridge, Mass. Derek Miele was named regional director and will be in charge of operations for all related assistance programs and insurance services through employer groups employer group Association of employers Managed care An entity with a current group benefits agreement in effect with a health plan to provide covered health care services to its employee-subscribers and eligible dependents. and associations, including the implementation of CareQuest's Bridge-Link process. The process is designed to bring service and long-term-care financing options from the sponsoring employer or organization directly to the parents, in-laws and grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl of employees, reflecting positively on the sponsor and the employer. "Like it or not, the effects of long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. are creating emotional havoc and huge financial losses in the workplace," said Robert Pearson Captain Robert Pearson was a soldier and politician from Alberta, Canada. Robert was first elected as a non-partisan to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as the top pick in the, At large soldiers' and nurses vote from voters fighting , president and chief executive officer of CareQuest. He said the company provides employers with an understanding of the problems they face and the solutions they need to consider. Pearson said a recent study at AT&T showed that 73% of its employees are or expect to be caregivers for an elder. The study found that "many of the caregivers surveyed are experiencing very high levels of stress, guilt and frustration. They struggle with balancing job, family and personal obligations in the face of caregiving." He said current productivity losses to employers average $3,142 per caregiving employee. CareQuest has worked since 1985 with government agencies, counties and universities to help employees and employers handle the problems of long-term care and eldercare. Employers, associations and insurance and benefit professionals may obtain information by visiting info@carequestplus.com or by calling a New England regional office at (800) 222-2545. |
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