- According to their website, the Work Life Law Hotline provides free counseling to caregivers “facing employment discrimination based on their family responsibilities.” The hotline’s phone number is 1-800-981-9495.
- 2009 – 33 page Center for Work Life Law survey of state and local laws protecting caregivers from employment discrimination. According to the survey, caregiver employment discrimination laws exist in DC, certain counties in MD, and in 21 other states. The survey does not list any such laws in VA.
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Resources for caregiver employment discrimination
July 21, 2010Free Publications on Long-Distance Caregiving
April 16, 2010- 48 page Federal National Institute on Aging publication entitled, “So Far Away: Twenty Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers” PDF link on site.
- 20 page MetLife and National Alliance for Caregiving guide to long-distance caregiving.
Federal Caregiving Resources Fact Sheet
January 4, 2010This new federal CMS and AOA resource fact sheet includes links and descriptions of various caregiver resources including Medicare’s caregiver site, Eldercare Locator, health insurance counseling, long distanced caregiving, and other federal, state, and non-profit programs.
Iona Information & Referral specialists are available Monday through Friday (9am to 5pm) at 202-895-9448 or info@Iona.org to help identify aging-related resources for you and your loved ones.
Caregiving Guides
December 21, 2009Read free general caregiving guides by the National Institute on Aging.
Read dementia-related care guides (many free) by the Alzheimer’s Association 1-800-272-3900.
Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
Iona Senior Resource Digest 