Aging and Caregiver Support

Caregiver Consultations

The Yale Work + Life Office provides 30-minute one-on-one consultations to familiarize employees with employee benefits and Yale and community resources to support managing their caregiver needs. Schedule a consultation today.

Adult and Elder Back Up Care

Sponsored by Yale, Bright Horizons is here to support you when plans change, or regular care is unavailable, and you still need to work.

Through the Back-Up Care benefit, Bright Horizons will arrange temporary care for you or your loved one, quickly and conveniently. A screened and credentialed caregiver can be booked to come to your home, when and where you need.

Back-Up Care is the affordable, dependable solution for those high-stress situations when you need temporary care and don’t have time to arrange it yourself. Back-Up Care offers:

  • Trusted adult care with an extensive network of fully vetted care providers.
  • Dependable and flexible care designed to fit the needs of busy working families.
  • Affordability with an allowance of employer-sponsored uses to enable you to carry out your various commitments.

Register for Bright Horizons

Visit the Bright Horizons benefit webpage for additional information or call the Bright Horizons Contact Center at 1-877-BH-CARES (242-2737).

Bright Horizons

Adult and Elder Caregiver Services

Yale’s Well-Being benefits provided through Optum offer adult and elder caregiver services and education. Optum’s Emotional Wellbeing Solutions support caregivers with finding services like short- and long-term caregiving, transportation, housing, planning help, support groups and more. Through this benefit, you can receive up to six hours of free help from experienced professionals with any of these areas of care. Specialists are available 24/7 to assist and all calls and use of services are kept confidential. Caregivers can also participate in monthly family caregiving conference calls, where they can ask questions and get answers about caregiving. Visit Optum’s Yale benefits page for additional information. Register by creating an anonymous username to begin browsing resources.

Self-Care for Caregivers

When caring for others it is easy to forget about our own self-care. However, to remain effective in our caregiving, we must also care for ourselves. Being Well at Yale provides useful resources and activities to fill your cup.

Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solutions offers free emotional and mental health support and resources. In addition, licensed clinical counselors are available on the Yale campus for free in-person or virtual counseling sessions. Book an appointment with the on-site counselors, Dr. Amy Sceery, or Rebecca Colasonto, LCSW today.

Related Benefits

  • Short- and Long-Term Disability

    Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance is an income replacement plan for covered employees who become disabled due to an illness or accident

  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

    FMLA is a federal law that entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons

  • Flexible Spending Account

    Set aside tax-free money to reimburse yourself for care of a spouse or relative who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care and lives in your home

  • RethinkCare

    Access tools and resources to help you and your care team in understanding, teaching, and better communicating with your child.

Additional Resources

  • VA Caregiver Support offers a service to support family caregivers. VA’s Caregiver Support Line - 1-855-260-3274.
  • Cigna’s Veteran Support Line will help all veterans, their families and caregivers with services and resources for legal assistance, aging, caregiving, transportation and more. Services are provided whether or not the veteran is a Cigna customer. Call 1-855-244-6211 for more information.
  • Cigna’s Mindfulness for Vet’s Program is specifically designed for all veterans, to provide training in mindful stress management, acceptance and compassion. The telephonic program will be available every Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET at 1-866-205-5379 (passcode 113 29 178). The mindfulness sessions for all veterans, their caregivers and families take place every Monday and Thursday at 6 p.m. ET and every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET at 1-866-205-5379 (passcode 113 01 992).