by External Article | Mar 18, 2023 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finances, Long Term Caregiving |
Vancouver resident Evan Brunelle was approved for WorkSafeBC’s Self Managed Personal Care (SMPC) program in 2019, which provides funding to people who have been injured at work so they can hire their own caregiver. However, it stipulates he cannot hire someone... by External Article | Dec 3, 2022 | Caring for a Romantic Partner |
After that night, it was clear that while I was taking care of certain tasks, I had no idea how to really help. Books on caregiving don’t really prepare you for moments like this. Yes, they have information but how you individually react to the experience,... 
by External Article | Mar 29, 2021 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Generation X, Grief |
Fourteen years ago, I remember taking my son home from the NICU. The way the world currently supports disabled children seems, at times, to be a misuse of the word “resilience”. Somehow because you’re this “superhero” parent, it felt like many believed I could... 
by External Article | Mar 5, 2021 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Sandwich Generation |
Jacqui Cameron was used to the toll of her son’s daily care. Seizures, feeding tubes, his incontinence and no sleep were all norms in her life. Now, with the pandemic, the Regina caregiver has even more to worry about. “We live with a double layer of... 
by External Article | Feb 17, 2021 | Care Work Library, For Friends & Family |
Young-onset Alzheimer’s is when someone is diagnosed before the age of 65. With young-onset, caregivers are people who often are taking care of their aging parents and in-laws. Now people like my mom have to add their middle-aged spouse to that. This disease has... 
by External Article | Nov 29, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
In the early hours of the morning, Bruce Wood will wake up next to his wife, former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, and start muttering. “I’ll say to myself: ‘Please go back to sleep.’ But if he doesn’t, he’ll start jabbering to... 
by External Article | Jul 13, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving |
A Winnipeg woman says she’s no longer able to care for her 16-year-old son, who has autism, because of his violence toward her. She wants to surrender guardianship to Winnipeg Child and Family Services — but the agency says he needs to stay with her. CBC News is... 
by External Article | Nov 2, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories |
Nervous, afraid and distressed — this is how many Canadians say they feel about the future health care, according to a recent survey. Where does this negative perception come from? Our research suggests that much of it may arise from the experiences many Canadians... 
by External Article | Sep 28, 2019 | Care Work Library, Finances |
One of the country’s top geriatricians, who says the plight of unpaid caregivers in Canada is a national crisis, is calling on the federal parties to commit to a national seniors’ strategy that includes support for caregivers as one of its main pillars.... 
by External Article | Sep 25, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
For most adults, their 21st birthday is an exciting time marking another step toward independence. However, for Deane Daprato, the son of Mark Daprato and Ijeoma Ross, turning 21 in June meant he became completely dependent on their care 24/7. Mark Daprato lists some... 
by External Article | May 13, 2019 | Care Work Library, For Professional Caregivers |
Migrant caregivers organized a sombre Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday calling for the federal government to ease barriers to permanent resident (PR) status. Care workers set up a display at Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue to symbolize the family they wish to... by External Article | Feb 1, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent |
Sue Smith, the host of CBC Montreal’s Homerun, recently returned to work after an extended absence to deal with the sudden illness of her mother. My Mum is 78 and up until a few weeks ago was in pretty good shape; going to the gym and then out for coffee with... by External Article | Jun 15, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning |
Across the country, stories are piling up as families anxiously watch their children with disabilities age out of care, graduating into a under-resourced system where programs are few and far between. “You’re isolated because you can’t leave your... by External Article | Jun 11, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Finding Caregiver Support, Long Term Caregiving, Planning, Working Family Caregivers |
In the kitchen of their Toronto home, they prepare lunch for their 18-year-old daughter Gillian. Gilly, as she is affectionately called, has low-functioning autism; she’ll never be able to work or live independently. She only knows a handful of words and relies... by External Article | May 4, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Sibling, Death & Dying, Finding Caregiver Support, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
Julie reached out to me to speak about those frantic final days and hours at Montreal’s Sainte-Justine Hospital where Kate’s doctors tried desperately to extend her life — an attitude that Julie now believes made it difficult for her, her partner Brian and... by External Article | Mar 29, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Kathryn’s father moved back in to help out while they continued to look for answers. Finally, Pat got a diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was 55-years-old. “It wasn’t the news that anyone wanted to hear, especially my mom,”... by External Article | Feb 21, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Occasional Caregiving, Planning |
Ellery and Clare are sisters to Gilly, who has special needs. Gilly has high-needs autism meaning that she will never work or live independently. She requires constant 24-hour care and supervision. For Clare and Ellery, being Gilly’s sister has shaped how they... by External Article | Feb 16, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Long Term Caregiving, Occasional Caregiving |
When Dr. Yona Lunsky’s older sister was a toddler, it was recommended that she be placed in an institution. Her sister had a developmental disability. Instead, her family decided to take her home. These days parents aren’t given those same recommendations... 
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