Caregiving
 

Caregiving

  • Caregivers living further from the assisted parent were found to be more likely to miss full days of work. http://bit.ly/d7WhTA 9:20 AM Mar 22nd
  • B.C. launches first registry for public health care workers to ensure appropriate levels of care http://bit.ly/coKdQ5 2:42 PM Feb 11th
  • Employers face billions in increased health care costs as caregivers' health declines http://bit.ly/a2mJ4s 9:26 AM Feb 5th
  • Obama to expand the child-care tax credit & assistance for elder care http://bit.ly/9mNhNy 3:32 PM Jan 27th
  • 40% of caregivers living more than half a day away reported missing full days of work vs. 28% of those living nearby http://bit.ly/cowlyR  3:19 PM Jan 27th
  • Long distance caregivers provide same care but have extra expenses compared to those living close by http://bit.ly/cowlyR 3:18 PM Jan 27th
  • RT @NoraSpinks: According to Statistics Canada, in 2007, 70% of Canadian long distance caregivers were employed http://bit.ly/cowlyR 3:17 PM Jan 27th
  • 20% of Canadians caring for a parent or in-law are long distance caregivers living more than a one hour drive away http://bit.ly/cowlyR 3:14 PM Jan 27th
  • More than half of all Canadian caregivers (57%) are employed http://tinyurl.com/ybx3hnf 10:35 AM Jan 11th
  • One in five Canadians age 45 & over is providing some form of care to seniors who have long-term health problems http://tinyurl.com/ybx3hnf 
  • 70% of Americans who reach age 65 will need long-term care at some point, 25% plan to rely on family and friends http://tinyurl.com/ygx9vwj 2:05 PM Nov 16th, 2009
  • Nine out of 10 Americans do not have a realistic plan to pay for expenses associated with long-term care http://tinyurl.com/ygx9vwj 1:52 PM Nov 16th, 2009
  • November is National Family Caregivers month. Caregivers - Learn how to ask and accept help. http://tinyurl.com/y97y3tz 11:08 AM Nov 2nd, 2009
  • Employers - help us benchmark Caregiving & Work: Workplace Programs, Policies and Practices. Survey at http://tinyurl.com/yf7hjev 5:28 PM Oct 16th, 2009
  • 2.7 million Cdns provide care - 70% of caregivers are employed. Employers: tell us what you are doing to help http://tinyurl.com/yf7hjev 3:26 PM Oct 26th, 2009