Bringing Elder Care Home

Vol. 5, No. 1

Readers Take Over!
Inviting Your Input

By John Paul Marosy, President
Bringing Elder Care Home LLC
jpmarosy@charter.net
(508) 854-0431

This issue marks the beginning of our fourth year of publication of the Elder Care/Work Balance e-newsletter. We started with a handful of readers here in the U.S. in 2002 and have grown to include 4,000 professionals in the fields of aging and human resource management world-wide.

Invitation to Co-Sponsor
2006 Train-the-Trainer Conferences

You or your organization can gain valuable visibility with professionals in the human resources and aging services fields by signing on as a co-sponsor for one of our popular train-the-trainer conferences in 2006.

We will train groups of 25 people each to deliver the powerful, interactive seminar, Elder Care and Work: Finding the Balance in several cities this summer. As a sponsor, you will assist in selecting and arranging the local conference site and promoting registration for the event. In return, you will receive one free registration for the conference as well as recognition in all promotional materials and on the day of the event.

Past co-sponsors have included academic institutions, elder law attorneys, geriatric care management providers, and consulting firms.

Interested? Send an email now to me at jpmarosy@bringingeldercarehome.com
Books-By-The-Carton Offer Extended

We are extending our Fall books-by-the carton offer through the end of February - at 2005 prices!

Buy one or more cartons of our award-winning workbook Elder Care: A Six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family and receive both the quantity discount and also FREE SHIPPING to your destination.

Each carton contains 52 books.
Prices: 1-4 cartons @ $660 per carton ($12.70 per book - 15% savings off retail price of $14.95); 5-10 cartons @ $622 per carton ($11.96 per book - 20% savings); 11-19 cartons @ $583 per carton ($11.21 per book - 25% savings); 20 or more cartons @ $520 per carton ($10.00 per book - 33% savings).

All orders must be pre-paid via check or credit card via PayPal.

Contact us today to place your order!

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place your order online.

We strive to keep our content timely and to-the-point. In order to continue to deliver useful information for you, please tell us what you liked or disliked about the issues in 2005. Help shape the focus for the upcoming 10 issues in 2006.

Looking Back

In past issues, we've covered topics ranging from intergenerational day care offered via a partnership between IBM and local agencies in New York State to an interview with Donna Wagner, researcher/pioneer in elder care/work balance, to a multi-part series highlighting key findings of a global survey of work-life policies conducted at Harvard University. We also spotlighted local public/private partnerships in Missouri and New Jersey. And we've examined public policy issues like the status of the national Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - all as they relate to elder care/work balance.

Looking Forward

Some ideas we are considering for 2006:

Profiles of successful programs at small employers and in rural areas
Proposed state legislation to mandate paid sick leave
The special circumstances and needs of employees dealing with both child care and elder care
The "two income trap:" why so many families are finding it tough to finance elder care despite higher-than-ever household incomes
Award winning employers: how does elder care fit into their mix for work/life balance?
Emerging global roundtable on work-life balance

What do you think? Is there a topic you'd like to see us cover? An interview you'd like to see us conduct? New research findings or program models that you'd like us to showcase?

Please take a moment to click on the link below and let us know what you would like to see in this e-newsletter. Our goal is to challenge your thinking and stimulate individual and organizational action to help create more caring, more productive work places.

Thanks, in advance, for sharing your thoughts. And remember to take advantage of the practical advice available in our publications and seminars. Your loyal support of our publishing and seminar offerings makes it possible for us to continue to offer this e-newsletter free of charge.

What do you think? Take a moment now to send us an e-mail with your opinion to jpmarosy@bringingeldercarehome.com We will publish your thoughts in the next issue.

John Paul Marosy
Editor and President,
Bringing Elder Care Home, LLC

John Paul Marosy is the author of Elder Care: A Six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family, available from Bringing Elder Care Home Publishing online at www.bringingeldercarehome.com or by calling 508-854-0431.

Visit www.bringingeldercarehome.com, call or email to learn how your organization can offer this effective resource: (508) 854-0431, jpmarosy@bringingeldercarehome.com

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