Elder Care: UC Berkeley Campus Resources & Policies

• UC Berkeley Resource Center on Aging website.
  The Center maintains an extensive website that includes: a listing of current semester's courses on aging offered at UCB; database of the Center's Aging Library; electronic library w/links to either full text or pdf reports on various topics on aging; resources on aging at the schools of Public Health, Social Welfare, and Optometry; links to other websites on aging. The center also publishes a bi-weekly email newsletter.
  
  
• Work and Family: A Guide for UC Berkeley Faculty and Staff
  http://workandfamily.chance.berkeley.edu
  This online guide provides excellent information regarding elder care and caregiving.

UC policies and benefits for people who have eldercare responsibilities including: family and medical leave, catastrophic leaving sharing program, sick leave and family illness.

Information on Flexible Work Arrangements at UC Berkeley.

Information for Caregivers

Where to begin Setting Up a Care Plan Home and Day Care Family Homes and Assisted Living Retirement Communities and Nursing Homes Financial/Legal Concerns and Care Insurance Planning for Disasters of Medical Emergencies Caregiver Care and Elder Abuse Dying, Death, Funerals and Grief Resources for Elder and Adult Dependent Care

• UCB Health Care Facilitator
  Do you know what to do when you have a problem with your UC medical plan? Have you had trouble getting the care you need? call: Deborah Lloyd: (510) 643-7547 or
  
  
• UC Benefits website. A wealth of valuable information related to employee benefits including useful forms (see life events).
  
  
• The UCB Retirement Center. Various programs, including an 8 week Pre-Retirement Planning Program.

• The Staff Ombuds Office is a confidential, informal, impartial, neutral and non-adversarial alternative for the resolution of work-related problems and concerns.
  
  
• Campus Fitness Activities, and affordable body work (self care).

• UC Berkeley Eye Center and vision services.

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