title: Alzheimer's in the workplace: a challenge for social work.
abstract: It is estimated that 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) with approximately 500,000 of these persons younger than 65. Moreover, the number of people affected by the disease will increase 350% by the middle of this century. Although research exists on organizational policies with regard to caregivers, very little is known about how organizations deal with employees themselves who show symptoms of ADRD. This article reports on a pilot study of employers' responses to dementia as it impacts both caregiving employees and employees who themselves show signs of cognitive impairment.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Social Service , Fordham University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Carole B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pardasani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace