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Companies who Care (CwC) is a support program designed to address carer support needs for employees who find themselves thrust into a care role as their relative’s health declines.
It is designed to target the information needs that carers have on what to expect during the illness trajectory, where to access the practical, emotional, or spiritual support they may need, such as advance care planning or how to access respite care or equipment.
The CwC team comprises well experienced aged care and end-of-life care health professionals representing multidisciplinary designations in palliative care. It is not a counselling program to meet the psychological support needs of the carers, but rather carers would be encouraged to seek psychological services, such as seeking out EAP support in their organisation if they hadn’t already done so.
If both psychological needs and practical needs are addressed, it is expected that employees caring for a family member or a loved one will be able to minimise the economic, social and health burden of caring and experience better bereavement outcomes.
“Much of my time was spent trying to wrangle supports and appointments while trying to deal with caring for my husband in the face of his terminal illness diagnosis … three months of stress and trauma trying to get the right care and support services in places instead of worthwhile time together. The process, not his illness, exhausted us both and I believe took him before time.” Bereaved former carer, MND Carer survey.
To find out more, contact 1300 551 704 or email info@palliativecarewa.asn.au
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