Workforce Care Strategy

The Hidden Cost
of Caregiving

Adjust the inputs below to estimate what caregiving is quietly costing any workforce — before anyone has looked.

502,000
$15/hr$75/hr
25% (AARP)43% (Guardian)
Mid-point estimate
Estimated workforce impact
83
Employees likely providing elder or disability care
$13,280
Estimated weekly productivity exposure
$690,560
Annual productivity exposure — full estimate
$345,280
Conservative estimate — even at half
How to frame this in conversation

A note on these numbers: Present this as a directional estimate, not a hard claim. The power isn't in the math — it's in the question at the end. A CFO who pushes back on the numbers is still engaging with the problem. That's your opening.

The gap most benefit programs don't address

Most employers have thoughtful strategies for two of the three major workforce risks. The third is almost universally missing.

Covered
Health risk
Medical, dental, vision benefits
Covered
Income risk
Disability, life insurance
Usually missing
Caregiving risk
Financial protection + care navigation