Who Will Care for the US Elderly, continued...

Thanks again to Lisa Eckenwiler:

Employers expand elder-care benefits
Thursday, July 27, 2006
By M.P. McQueen, The Wall Street Journal

As more Americans care for elderly relatives, companies are increasingly helping employees by adding workplace benefits similar to those that have been offered for child dependents.

About a quarter of all companies currently provide some basic elder-care benefits, mainly referrals that help employees find caregivers and legal services, a recent survey showed. But other companies, such as accounting firm KPMG LLP and Unilever PLC, the consumer-products concern, are going beyond this to provide employees with additional benefits, which can include extended leaves of absence and subsidized in-home care when emergencies arise.