Rural-Urban Difference in Workplace Supports and Impacts for Employed Caregivers

Date
06/2018
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

This study finds that employed rural caregivers had significantly fewer workplace benefits available to them compared with urban caregivers. In particular, employed rural caregivers were less likely to have access to telecommuting, employee assistance programs, and paid leave.

Center
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Carrie Henning-Smith, Megan Lahr