Family caregivers spend a huge percent of their income on care costs

Is caregiving making you broke?

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Ontario subsidy for seniors’ homes falls short.

What will long-term care homes be like when the Boomers need them?

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My sister won’t help or listen.

Let’s talk about some common issues and ways to resolve them.

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3 Top Ways to Juggle Work and Family Caregiving

Judy’s been late and absent several times this month because of a series of family health crises. These emergencies were beyond her control, but as a working caregiver, Judy worries about her supervisor’s reaction.

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Wives Share What Loving Your Spouse ‘in Sickness and in Health’ Really Looks Like

When the worst-case scenario happens, you learn a lot about your love.

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Support for caregivers with schizophrenic patients needs promoting, Nova Scotia group says

Caregivers are susceptible to stress, anxiety and fatigue, society executive director Diane MacDougall said. That’s in part due to a lack of communication in the health care system, she said.

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‘I was in shock’: Police probe Ottawa nursing home after elderly woman found with maggots in wound

How’s the quality of care in Canadian long-term-care facilities?

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Caregiving Getting You Down? May Sound Crazy, But Would Grieving Help?

There are many situational losses that people experience and grieve that are not death-related.

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Unpaid caregivers deserve better tax break, retirees’ group CARP says

The support available to unpaid caregivers in Canada is not good enough, but better tax breaks would help, says Wanda Morris, vice president of advocacy for the Canadian Association of Retired Persons.

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Chilling Ad Underscores the Insanity of Caregiving Robots

To address the burgeoning “loneliness epidemic” and the demands of an aging population, some think that we should deploy robotic caregivers. A new ad titled “B.E.N. (Biologically Engineered Nursing),” however, suggests that this is a dreadful idea.

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