Volume 7 Issue 2 April 2011

Alzheimer's Disease, Caretakers, and the Workforce Each year, employers spend $36.5 billion dollars in indirect costs for caretakers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia. According to one study, 8% of employees had to turn down promotions, 18% had to take extended time off from their job, 13% had to reduce their work hours, and 8% had to quit their job to meet the demands of caregiving. Caretakers who take these steps lose valuable benefits such as employer contributions to their own retirement fund.

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Valerie Sylvester, Communications Specialist, will be out of the office starting Thursday, April 7th through Monday, April 18th for her wedding and honeymoon.

While Valerie is out of the office, Stefanie Willig will be available for questions or immediate issues as they come up. You can reach Stef at (262) 523-3100 x122 or via e-mail.

“Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.”

— Spanish Proverb

“The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer