1. Why should we include CareCircle programs in our employee benefits package?
   
   

2. Should this benefit be offered to an employee who is the primary caregiver to a spouse, child or parent?
   
   

3. Do CareCircle programs work with the short and long term disability programs our company already provides?
   
   

4. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. How can my company afford to add another benefit?
   
   

5. How do CareCircle programs comply with HIPAA requirements?
   
   

6. We are focused on work/family balance as a company, and offer a variety of services (i.e. on-site child care, flexible work hours) to support our employees. Why should CareCircle be offered in addition to our current offerings?
   
   

7. Do CareCircle programs provide a solution to eldercare challenges for our employees?
   
   

8. How can we help an employee when they have to face the death of a loved one? We know it is affecting them (and their work) but we don’t know what to do.
   
   

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1. Why should we include CareCircle programs in our employee benefits package?

When an employee takes unplanned leave from work, possibly due to illness or an accident, your company will most likely be affected financially. Costs to the company not only include decreased productivity from the employee affected, lost work time, replacement employee cost, but also additional work and stress for supervisors and co-workers.

CareCircle programs reduce the impact of absences due to medical conditions because they support a quicker return-to-work. By providing a tool to support reducing employee’s absenteeism you can reduce your healthcare expenses and therefore improve the company’s bottom line. Return to Top



2. Should this benefit be offered to an employee who is the primary caregiver to a spouse, child or parent?

Absolutely. An employee’s productivity and work attendance will be immediately impacted when he or she needs to support another family member in crisis. CareCircle programs can ease the burdens of managing these new life challenges by providing a vehicle to help the employee successfully overcome the obstacles placed in his or her path. The program establishes a supportive environment and shares the responsibilities among a selected group of friends. Return to Top

 

3. Do CareCircle programs work with the short and long term disability programs our company already provides?

CareCircle programs complement and enhance the programs you currently offer your employees. What’s more, this program taps in to a reservoir of volunteers who stand ready and willing to support the employee in need--at no cost to your company. This untapped resource of friends, family and the community-at-large is instrumental in meeting the mutual goal of bringing the employee back to work. Return to Top





4. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. How can my company afford to add another benefit?

A better question might be, how can you afford to not add this benefit? The costs associated with disability leave are staggering, and include loss of productivity, the use of incremental family leave hours, excessive undocumented “sick days,” use of short term disability insurance, stress on co-workers who are required to pick up the slack, and employee replacement costs. When we meet, we can discuss why CareCircle programs are the best healthcare investment you can make. Return to Top

5. How do CareCircle programs comply with HIPAA requirements?

Although CareCircle is not a health care provider, our programs have been designed to provide a high level of privacy for employees who may be hesitant to share health information. Our privacy is provided in two ways: 1) Employers do not have access to their employees’ CareCircle programs (unless invited to participate by the employee) and 2) Employees are able to limit participation by specifying a secure, password-protected Web site. Only those who have been given the password will be able to access the site. Return to Top

6. Our company is focused on work/family balance, and offers a variety of services, including on-site child care and flexible work hours to support our employees. Why should CareCircle be added to the list?

It is a transitional time in a mother’s life when a new child comes in to the family. It is a time when valued employees are making decisions as to whether they will return to work once the planned maternity leave ends. One factor is financial, but another less tangible factor is how supported and connected she feels to the workplace. A CareCircle program provides that bridge between the office and the home. The early days of adjustment to a new baby are often exhausting and lonely. A CareCircle program fills in the gaps and creates a supportive atmosphere. The company that offers this program will be valued not only by the employee, but by other employees who are planning their own family expansions. Return to Top

 

7. Do CareCircle programs provide a solution to eldercare challenges for our employees?

A CareCircle support program can provide tremendous security for those caring for aging adults by arranging rides to doctors, scheduling meal deliveries, having groceries delivered, or even arranging social visits with neighbors and friends. It can also be used to coordinate a variety of other existing community support resources. What’s more, a CareCircle program can be created and managed from a remote location, providing practical support and communication among long-distance friends and family. Perhaps most importantly, CareCircle support programs celebrate and showcase the great people they are and lives they lived, not just the challenges they may be experiencing. Return to Top

8. How can we help an employee when they have to face the death of a loved one? We know it is affecting them (and their work) but we don’t know what to do.

Bereavement is one of the most difficult times in all of our lives. At CareCircle, we have found that having a committed circle of family and friends helping in a variety of ways can ease the pain. By providing both practical and emotional support, the circle can make the process a little easier, and perhaps even shorter. A company that offers a program that taps into this well of support will be remembered and appreciated by both bereaved employees and the co-workers who support them. Return to Top