Talk About Aging

Preparing before aging parents change everything.

Helping people and organizations stay clear, connected, and intentional as life with aging parents evolves.

Janice Goldmintz | Speaker | Founder, Talk About Aging

Practical guidance rooted in real situations employees and families face every day.

Employees Are Caring for Aging Parents — And Workplaces Are Feeling the Impact

More professionals are quietly navigating the growing responsibility of supporting aging parents while managing demanding careers.

For many, this stage brings new pressures, difficult decisions, and family dynamics that few people feel prepared for.

At the same time, research is beginning to quantify what organizations are experiencing:

Employee engagement is directly tied to performance—with up to $9.6 trillion in global productivity at stake.
Caregiving responsibilities alone account for up to 9% of global GDP, with a disproportionate impact on working women.

Yet in most organizations, this remains largely invisible.

Caregiving doesn’t begin as a workplace issue.
It begins as a personal responsibility—one that gradually affects focus, decision-making, and overall capacity.

By the time it shows up as absenteeism, burnout, or performance concerns, the impact has often been building for months.

Forward-thinking organizations recognize this reality and are choosing to prepare — not react.

This is where my work begins.

Help leaders recognize the early, often invisible signs affecting performance
Give organizations practical ways to support employees without overcomplicating systems
Create clarity around a challenge most workplaces are already experiencing—but not naming

Bring Janice into your organization

Why organizations bring Janice in to speak

As more professionals support aging parents while managing demanding careers, organizations are beginning to see the impact on focus, decision-making, and overall workforce stability.

Janice helps leaders and teams understand what’s happening beneath the surface—and how to respond in practical, human ways that support both employees and organizational performance.

Protect Focus and Decision-Making

Employees navigating caregiving responsibilities often carry ongoing mental load and competing demands.
Understanding this earlier allows organizations to respond with clarity—before it begins to affect performance.

Retain Experience and Leadership Strength

Those most affected are often your most experienced employees.
Organizations that recognize and support this life stage are better positioned to retain talent, leadership, and institutional knowledge.

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Strengthen Trust and Workplace Culture

When organizations acknowledge the realities employees are navigating, it builds trust.
Employees feel supported—and are better able to stay engaged, present, and productive.

Organizations Are Already Seeing the Signs

As more professionals take on increasing responsibility for aging parents, this life transition is beginning to show up in the workplace.

Leaders are noticing patterns such as:

• increasing caregiver-related absences
• employees struggling to stay fully focused at work
• unexpected requests for schedule flexibility
• experienced staff quietly carrying the weight of family responsibility

These signs often appear long before the situation is openly discussed

What This Looks Like—Before Anyone Says Anything

A manager shared that one of their strongest team members had started to change—but in ways that were hard to explain.

Deadlines weren’t being missed, but everything was taking longer. Decisions that used to be quick now required more time. There was a noticeable hesitation that hadn’t been there before.

Nothing had been raised. No issues reported.

It wasn’t until much later that it came out—they had been quietly coordinating care for a parent behind the scenes.

By the time it became visible, the impact had already been felt across timelines, team dynamics, and overall capacity.

Meet Janice Goldmintz, MS

Janice Goldmintz is a speaker on leadership, aging, and the life transition professionals face when parents begin to need them.

With a master’s degree in gerontology and personal experience supporting both of her parents through Alzheimer’s disease, Janice brings insight, empathy, and practical perspective to a conversation many professionals are quietly navigating.

Ready to bring Janice in?

Signature Keynote

When Your Parents Age and Your Career Is Peaking

Many professionals reach the peak of their careers at the same time their parents begin needing more support.

This talk explores the leadership, responsibility, and difficult decisions that arise when professional life and family caregiving intersect.

Audiences leave with a new perspective on aging, responsibility, and how to navigate this life transition with greater clarity.