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Care Dimensions (CD) is a care management program that helps build thorough, competent solutions for the difficulties surrounding today’s family. We specialize in developing a broad range of support for the elderly and /or disabled, their families and overburdened caregivers. CD makes it easy to identify, access, and manage needed care or services in a trusted way. It also supports individuals or families through stressful times and helps to ensure the safety and well-being of loved ones.

With Care Dimensions, you can expect to:

Improve or maintain quality of life
Manage the stress of caregiving demands
Remain independent in the community when appropriate
Identify and secure appropriate living alternatives

We draw upon our experienced professional staff of social workers and nurses to help develop the right plan to:

Assist working people with managing the complexities of working and caring for someone at home
Provide support for an individual who may have primary care responsibilities either locally or at a distance
Identify health related and social problems to avert more serious consequences
Enhance self-determination by helping the recipient to make informed decisions
Reduce the feelings of dependency
Support independent living

Care Dimensions services include:

Information and linkage to a broad range of community resources
Assessment of health, psychosocial, and environmental needs
A comprehensive Plan of Care that encompasses needs, a plan of action, and the anticipated outcome
On going supervision and coordination
Professional consultation and advocacy
Alternative care arrangements when appropriate

Why is Care Dimensions needed?

5.8 million people provide care to persons age 65 and older in their homes
One in ten caregivers becomes injured
58% of caregivers show symptoms of clinical depression
A study of elderly caregivers puts them at a 63% higher risk of complications due to the strain of caregiving

When is Care Dimensions needed?

You feel burdened or isolated and need some relief from the constant responsibilities of caregiving for a frail elderly, chronically ill, or disabled family member or friend
Your work schedules, a hospitalization, illness, vacation, or life’s other circumstances make caregiving difficult
You are having trouble finding time to attend to your own needs, family responsibilities or demands at work because of caregiving

Care Dimensions Workforce Assistance

Caring for elderly parents or relatives is becoming a commonplace occurrence. It can have serious consequences for employees’ lives and productivity in the workplace.

Care Dimensions Workforce Assistance program provides confidential counseling and referral service to help manage the stress of work and caregiving because:

25% of all workers provide elder care.
60% of people caring for aging parents suffer from depression
Two-thirds of working caregivers have arranged their work schedule to meet their caregiving responsibilities by decreasing hours, taking unpaid leave, or stop working all together.
Family Caregiver Alliance predicts a 9% increase in working care givers over the next seven years
An estimated $11.4 billion dollars a year are lost to decreased productivity as a result of caregiving responsibilities
IBM found that 20% of their U.S. workforce has caregiving responsibilities
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York predicts a loss of $659,000 in wages, social security, and pension contributions to the caregiving employee
47% of the 1,020 companies studied by Hewitt Associates (over half were fortune 500) currently offer elder care benefits

Care Dimensions can assist employees in locating appropriate services or provide direct care. This will help assure that their loved one is safe and properly cared for while at work or away. It helps employees develop life management skills necessary to keep them productive while managing a chronic illness. CD also provides health screening and health education, assessment, referrals, coordination and follow-up to help the employee maintain their care routine.

Partnering with CD provides employees access to Visiting Homemaker Service 50 years of community service experience.