Employed Family Caregivers — The Difference Collaborative

My compatriot, Geri Lynn Baumblatt, consults and advocates on the overlapping worlds of employees, family caregivers, employers, and support, especially in nursing. In short, bread winners also caring for family and friends with acute and chronic illnesses and disabilities. I picture these overlapping worlds as balloons mashing up against each other trying not to burst. If you’re a nurse, an employer, a boss, or a caregiving staff member, this chat about the Difference Collaborative is for you.

Introducing Geri Lynn Baumblatt

In a social situation, when people ask me what I do, I say, “I’m a patient-caregiver activist focusing on people at the center of care (patients, direct care clinicians, and the people that support them). I’m on a mission to learn on the journey to best health to make health choices and decisions; to communicate health information; to support each other; to share what works.” My compatriot, Geri Lynn Baumblatt, consults and advocates with a similar frame focusing on the overlapping worlds of employees, family caregivers, employers, and support. In short, bread winners also caring for family and friends with acute and chronic illnesses and disabilities. I picture these overlapping worlds as balloons mashing up against each other trying not to burst. We welcome any opportunity to…