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with a deep understanding of what those needs are.
Graduate Education: Columbia University
Degree: Master of Science in Social Work (MSW)
Area of focus: Aging (a focus area that less than 4% of Social Workers nationwide pursue).
Undergraduate Education: American University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Related Work Experience:
New York: Three years of direct practice and managerial experience assisting family caregivers of older adults at a hospital-based, federally funded caregiver support program.
San Francisco: Three years of direct practice experience assisting both chronically and terminally ill older adults including those with cognitive impairments and their families at Kaiser Permanente.
Affiliations:
Member of the National Association of Social Workers (nominated for a 2009 Emerging Leader Award - NYC Chapter)
Member of the National Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
Presentations:
(invitation only)
2010: Five Things Every Caregiver Should Know, State of New York Office of the State Comptroller, EAP Division
2009: Engaging Socially Isolated Seniors, Department of Homeless Services NYC
2008: Avoiding Discharge Challenges, 24th Annual Mayoral Conference on Alzheimer's Disease NYC
2008: How to Find the Story and Build Partnerships with Family Caregivers, Adult Abuse Training Institute Albany, NY
Maria Basso Lipani, LCSW
Caring for an aging parent is hard work. Get answers to your questions.
Get advice so you'll know what to do next.
Are you developing a workplace program, product or service to better support Baby Boomers who care for aging parents?
If so, I can help.
My name is Maria and I am an expert in patient and family engagement. You can read a bit more about my experience in the column to your right, but in short - I know working family caregivers and what they need most!
Considerable attention is paid to the fact that 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 60 every day. However, what's often overlooked is that the vast majority of those Baby Boomers are family caregivers - that is, they provide unpaid assistance to their aging parents, and they do so while working full or part-time.
So what happens when the parent of a working family caregiver (a.k.a. Baby Boomer) faces a health crisis?
Simply put: Productivity takes a significant and costly nosedive and the cost to retain good employees goes up.
Over time, caregiving can force these workers to reduce their hours, or take a leave of absence. Those who remain on the job without these accomodations are often overwhelmed and need assistance which they may not know how to find. This is especially true at the end of life or when a employee's loved one has an illness that is likely to last many years such as Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
I hope you'll contact me to discuss your project today.
Maria
