Caring for Aging Loved Ones
Carilion’s EAP can help you navigate how to best care for your aging parent or loved one. First, an EAP consultant meets with you to gather detailed information about the challenges you face in caring or supporting your elderly loved one. From that meeting, EAP will curate resources appropriate to your specific needs. Once resources are provided to you, EAP is available to provide follow up assistance with barriers to access or other needs as they arise.
To schedule with EAP, call 1-800-992-1931 or 540-981-8950 (local calls).
Carilion’s Center for Healthy Aging provides comprehensive consultation that will help ensure that your loved one is getting the care and support services he or she needs. The Center brings together specialized teams with expertise in geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry, counseling, nursing and nutrition. And many of the services and specialties that we recommend are available through Carilion. The Center also provides you with the information you need to help your loved one function and will connect you with the resources that will help.
Services provided by the Center for Healthy Aging include medication management, psychological support, cognitive evaluation, Alzheimer's support, & consultation and guidance. Family members are included in all the programs the Center offers, including support groups for caretakers.
Will you need to take time away from work to care for a family member? Knowing your options will help you and your family be prepared, whether your leave is planned or unplanned.
- The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows you to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave while maintaining your benefits, if you are eligible, for family or medical reasons.
- Personal leave allows you to take a minimum of seven and a maximum of 42 days for personal needs not covered under FMLA or for medical leave if you are not eligible for FMLA.
