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New York Reaches Out to Working Caregivers
Find out how New York’s Working Caregiver Initiative supports both employers and caregivers who are juggling employment and caregiving.
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One in six employees in the United States is a caregiver. In New York, an estimated 4.1 million caregivers provide 2.68 billion hours of unpaid care annually, which, if paid for at the market rate, would cost $32 billion each year. To provide support to both the employers and the caregivers who are juggling employment and caregiving responsibilities, the New York State Office of Aging, in partnership with the New York State Department of Labor, implemented the Working Caregiver Initiative to achieve the following goals:
- Help public and private human resources departments understand the impact of caregiving on employees and provide resources to link caregivers to services and supports
- Understand the impact of caregiving on employees from their perspectives
- Help individuals self-identify as caregivers and link them to services and supports if they need them
- Educate the workforce and employers on the impact on their businesses due to employees’ caregiving responsibilities and provide tools and resources to help their employees
New York’s Working Caregiver Initiative Includes:
- A regularly updated business guide for employers and supervisors about caregiving
- Free evidence-based online training and education for caregivers
- A video to help caregivers self-identify as such by focusing on tasks
- A statewide resource directory of caregiver supports and community-based programs and services
Survey Reveals Caregiving’s Impact on Work
The state also administered a working caregiver survey and the ARCHANGELS Caregiving Intensity Index to public and private sector employees as part of the initiative. The state presented results from survey responses collected thus far in January 2023. More than 2,400 New York state employees completed the working caregiver survey.
Along with the working caregiver survey, the state administers the ARCHANGELS Caregiving Intensity Index, which allows caregivers to quickly identify intensity and sources of stress and resources to assist in reducing stress. Results from all New York caregivers who have completed this indexing survey revealed that 24% of caregivers in the state are “in the Red” (high intensity), 65% are “in the Yellow” (moderate intensity), and 11% are “in the Green” (low intensity). Top “Drivers of Intensity” included not having time for self and feeling stressed or depressed.
The state also presented data from an Evidence-Based Caregiver Education and Training Portal that is offered for free to any New York caregiver, provided through a partnership between Trualta and the state Office for the Aging. Over 1,200 caregivers in the state are registered on the platform, and over 9,000 modules have been viewed. Caregivers most often utilize modules on caregiver wellness, documents and decision making, and specific New York state resources.
Next Steps for New York’s Working Caregiver Initiative
New York will continue to administer these surveys to understand how caregivers are doing and how the state can best support them. This information will inform the state’s Master Plan for Aging, a plan in development through a November 2022 executive order from the governor to further the ability for older adults in New York to age with dignity and independence. The Working Caregiver Initiative also will continue to provide resources such as the workplace guide for employers and online education and training.
“Once we get all these data back, we’ll be able to understand: Do we have the resources already? Why aren’t people connected to them – probably because they don’t self-identify [as a caregiver]? What are the things that people are saying they need? Are those things that we need to develop or things we already have, but just need to do a better job of cross-systems marketing? This is really important, and this is something that can be replicated [in other states and at the federal level],” explained Greg Olsen, director of the New York State Office on Aging, to the RAISE Congressional advisory council on family caregiving.
NASHP will continue to track and publish progress on state strategies to support family caregivers. Visit the RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center on our website to learn more.
Acknowledgement: New York participated in NASHP’s RAISE Act State Family Caregiving Institute — funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation in collaboration with U.S. Administration for Community Living — to increase awareness and outreach and ensure financial and workplace security for family caregivers. This state action and promising practice helped to inform the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
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