Ask your employer about caregiver benefits.
Caregiving benefits are one of the fastest-growing categories in HR — but most companies wait until employees ask. You don't need to make a case from scratch. This template gives you a starting point.
Copy the email below, fill in the bracketed pieces, and send it to your HR or benefits leader. If it lands well, you've helped your company see a need they may already be hearing — and you may end up with the support you need covered or subsidized.
Hi [HR / benefits leader name],
I wanted to flag a benefit category that's becoming more common — and could quietly matter to a lot of our team: caregiver coordination support.
About 1 in 5 employees are caregivers for an aging parent, partner, or other adult relative. Most of us never raise it at work — but it's where a lot of the hours, focus, and PTO go. There's now research that the cost shows up as absenteeism, declined promotions, and turnover, especially among more senior employees who quietly absorb it.
I came across Averyn Care, which is a non-clinical service that handles the administrative side: scheduling, referral follow-up, records, paperwork, family updates. They offer three ways to bring it into a benefits stack:
- Co-funded pilot — employer and family share the launch cost, with aggregate reporting.
- Voluntary benefit — listed in the benefits portal, with preferred annual pricing; zero cost to the company.
- LSA-eligible — added to an existing lifestyle spending account menu.
They have two short calculators that estimate the cost to the business (productivity, turnover) and to the workforce (time, out-of-pocket) at averyncare.com/tools/employer-caregiving-cost/ and averyncare.com/tools/workforce-caregiving-cost/.
Even if this isn't a fit for us right now, I wanted to make sure it was on your radar. Would you be open to a 30-minute conversation with them? You can book directly at averyncare.com/employers/.
Thanks for considering,
[Your name]
Tips for sending this
- Send it to HR or your benefits leader directly. If you're not sure who, your manager can usually point you to the right person.
- Don't oversell it. The point is to put it on their radar, not to make a business case. Their job is to evaluate; yours is to share the signal.
- Mention it's increasingly common. Caregiver benefits used to be exotic. As of 2025–2026, SHRM and major benefits surveys put it in the top three emerging-benefit categories.
- Be specific about your interest. A line like "I'd personally benefit if this were available" carries weight without forcing anyone's hand.
- You don't have to disclose your situation. Sharing what you're managing at home is your choice, not a requirement.
In the meantime, you can still start
Whether or not your employer adds Averyn, you can start a Record Vault or an intro call today. If your employer later adds it as a benefit, your account transitions smoothly.