On a daily basis, modern employee caregivers address a host of issues, details, and other challenges related to their families’ needs. They often feel overwhelmed and unsure what to do or where to start...

Yesterday, Torchlight was honored to host an educational webinar, “Best Practices in Corporate Caregiving - Real Results.” Our conversation with ReACT and two of its member companies centered around the best practices that these world-class...

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The reality is that nothing changes - if nothing ever changes. How does this relate to your employees who are on point to care for family members?

Elizabeth Miller shared the difficult caregiving story of her family in yesterday's blog post. Today she shares how caregiving directly impacted her daily life, her job and her very essence of self care. Join her as she began to find answers...

Caregiving rocked Elizabeth's Miller's world in 2014. Actually, not just hers – but her whole family's lives were flipped upside down. As part of our "I am Your Employee Caregiver" series, we are honored to share her family's story, the impact on...

For most families, the holidays are an opportunity to celebrate our love, gratitude, and appreciation for one another. But occasionally, the “perfect” holiday dinner can become less about togetherness and more about rehashing old arguments or...

Most of us in our 30s, 40s or 50s have at one time been part of caring for a more elderly loved one - a parent, grandparent or more distant relative.  And, wow, can it emotionally take you down a rabbit hole. 

As it turns out, I am a member of the “sandwich generation.” My coworker asked if I would write for our blog, and initially I didn't think I had anything to say. But after some quiet thought, I realized that while I don't have any chronic care...

My father has Alzheimer’s.

The evidence is clear - today’s employees are struggling. The challenges facing this “sandwich generation” are greater than ever before. These employees are balancing work demands, “normal life” responsibilities, as well as the added potential...