Caregivers
topic on 3 shows · 6 statements across 4 episodes
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6 statements about Caregivers, every show
Blackington: 60% to 70% of Caregivers Alter Employment Due to Care Demands
“A lot of caregivers, the statistic is around, it's between 60 and 70%, I can't remember. They either retire early, reduce their hours, leave their job altogether, search for a new job because of the responsibilities of caregiving hours in the week, right?”
Blackington: Individual User Subscriptions Create Too Much Friction in Caregiving Software
“The big lesson that we learned in the beginning is that I had originally set it up as individual memberships, so if I wanted to have it for my family, I would have to buy it. Then another person would buy it and all that. And that's just, that's too much frict…”
Wilson: Upfront contracts on hours and driving prevent caregiver friction
“It's usually around the consistency of hours, which leads me to then say, make sure there's a bit of, even if informal contracting up front, around what that looks like, because, you know, I went through it myself. I had to learn a couple times, too, where I t…”
Wilson: Consolidating household tasks with one caregiver reduces family care costs
“And so I w I can assure you most of those caregivers would love to take some of those duties on because again, it prevents them from having to figure out the scheduling and the calendar Tetris of going to other locations and they can actually earn those wages …”
Khanna: India is unprepared for a looming, massive caregiver shortage
“As our world tends to age, we will probably end up in a situation where we won't have enough caregivers. Caregiving is going to be a massive issue. And that's clearly India is not prepared for it. We don't have enough trained caregivers. We don't have enough c…”