The ‘Eldercare Generation’ Cares About Continuing to Work: Are Companies Interested in Keeping Them?

When the AARP announced its seventh annual "Best Employers for Workers over 50" awards on September 25, the corporations at the top of the list didn’t get there by offering the traditional fringe benefit trio of health, life and disability insurance.

Instead, the AARP recognized companies such as SC Johnson, the Principal Financial Group, Michelin North America and Mercy Health System for providing "forward-looking" benefits packages to workers over 50 that include alternative work schedules, lifelong learning and career training opportunities, and a program that allows today’s graying workforce to care for their own aging families. AARP’s announcement included a statement from AARP CEO William D. Novelli which helped highlight the obvious: Focusing on an aging employee’s personal needs makes "good business sense" and pays dividends to companies that value the knowledge and experience of older workers.

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