End of Life: What Family Caregivers Can Do to Elevate Patient-Centered Care Few things mean more to many of us than having our loved ones around us when we die. In many cases, that means family members who are also our caregivers. Dying can be extremely stressful and deeply saddening, especially if you are […]
Why It’s Important to Increase Caregivers’ Networks Unpaid labour by family caregivers saves taxpayers about $30 billion annually, according to the CARP (Canadian Association of Retired Persons). But while caregivers are providing invaluable support to family members and other loved ones, society is not supporting them in return. Numerous studies highlight the lack of […]
Mental Health and Caregiving More than 25 percent of caregivers report experiencing some form of psychological or emotional distress, according to Statistics Canada. It’s a reality that is making mental health and caregiving a priority at all levels of society. While any caregiver can be susceptible to the mental health consequences of caregiving — especially burnout — […]
Balancing Work and Caregiving Nearly 1 in 20 family caregivers reduce the hours they work or quit working entirely to care for a loved one, according to a study published in The Journals of Gerontology. Taking into consideration the number of caregivers in Alberta — about 1 million — that translates into about 50,000 caregivers […]
Financial impact of Caregiving More than one in four Albertans aged 15 and older provide unpaid care for a family member or friend. On average, they spend about 15.1 hours every week providing caregiving duties — or 647 million hours per year. The value of that unpaid labour? It was estimated to be $11 […]
Caregivers are Essential Partners in Care. Let’s Treat Them That Way. It’s difficult to imagine how nearly 25 percent of the Canadian population has been so overlooked for so long. That figure — or 7.8 million people — represents how many family caregivers there are among people aged 15 and older in Canada. On a […]
Tips for Hiring an In-home Caregiver For most Canadians, aging in place — or staying at home as they age — is a much-cherished goal. But as we get older, chronic illnesses and disability often mean we need someone to assist us. However, only about 20 percent of long-term care in Canada goes to in-home […]