Reading Time: 6 minutes Millions of Canadians are juggling full-time jobs and unpaid support for loved ones
Tag: Family Ties
Canada is suffering a care economy crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s governments must apply the lessons of COVID-19 to create a more gender-just future
Seniors prefer home care over institutionalization
Reading Time: 4 minutes Seniors must be offered the opportunity to age in place with the help of their caregivers
Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is
Reading Time: 4 minutes Knowledge gap about advance care planning led U of A researcher to investigate how to engage and educate people
COVID-19 restrictions may be harder in assisted living than in long-term care
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A nursing researcher’s new study seeks input from family members and facilities to understand impact, plan for next pandemic
The problem with kindness – and its vast potential
Reading Time: 4 minutes Once we decide to be kind, we find ourselves experiencing belonging. This is what caregivers, paid or unpaid, can teach the rest of society
Caregiving can last for decades, new research shows
Reading Time: 4 minutes Understanding different lifetime patterns of caregiving can inform supportive policies to help people cope, say U of A researchers
Combating the over-medication of seniors
Reading Time: 3 minutes Seniors are particularly vulnerable to the effects of too many prescriptions
Put end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list
Reading Time: 4 minutes People who have conversations about their end-of-life preferences are much more likely to be satisfied with the care received
Break the awkward silence about end-of-life decisions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why you should start talking early to your family and friends about your wishes, and some tools to help you get the conversation started