Working Caregivers:

Employees of Goodwin Procter and their family members have access to a Caregiver Support Center that is available seven days a week, including evenings and weekends.

Goodwin Procter recognizes that a growing number of our employees have caregiving responsibilities. The GP Caregiver Support Center is staffed by the Visiting Nurse Association's LifeWeavers Network one of the oldest and most respected care providers in the United States.

If you're facing difficult decisions concerning the care of an aging parent, take advantage of your Caregiver Support Center by calling the toll free number 1-877-756-5007.

You will have the opportunity to speak with a professional nurse or social worker with extensive experience in eldercare issues.

The professionals at the Caregiver Support Center have access to comprehensive, nationwide databases of information related to virtually every type of eldercare issue you and your family may be face.

The Caregiver Support Center's toll-free information and referral services and online caregiver support service is available at no cost to our employees. Additional services such as in-home consultations and evaluations with professional geriatric care managers can be retained by the family at their own expense.

The Caregiver Support Center's support specialists understand the concerns of family caregivers whether they live nearby or miles away. The caregiver support staff will remain in contact with the employee or family member until the need for information and referral is satisfactorily met.

Within a few days of your call, you'll receive a package of information and educational materials that match your specific needs.

Caring for an aging parent can be stressful or rewarding; yet it can also become a difficult and costly challenge.

At Goodwin Procter, we recognize that a growing number of our employees have caregiving responsibilities.

That is why we are offering a comprehensive Caregiver Support Center to provide our employees and their extended family members with nationwide eldercare information that will guide you through an often confusing maze of services.

This will provide you with useful information as well as refer you to elder and adult disability care specialists anywhere in the United States.

Our goal is to help you find information and resources to help you put together the best care plan possible, understand how to finance the high cost of care, and to provide you with the peace of mind that makes you a more effective caregiver and advocate for family members.

The problem is many working caregivers are hesitant to ask for help, out of guilt or fear of being misunderstood or being admonished.

But seeking help is one of the best ways to lessen the isolation of caregiving and relieving some of the stress.

It is also a great way to help bring about the changes that are needed to make the lives of caregiving families easier.