At some point, all of us will be caregivers and will be in need of a caregiver. Care givers are the invisible backbone of our health care system. Ninety-six percent (96%) of individuals receiving long-term home care have an unpaid caregiver.[i] Caregivers contribute $25 billion in unpaid care to our healthcare system.[ii] By providing careContinue reading “National Caregivers Week is 1 – 7 November 2020”
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At some point, all of us will be caregivers and will be in need of a caregiver.
Care givers are the invisible backbone of our health care system and provide over 80 percent of the care needed by individuals with ‘long-term conditions’. 2.3 million care givers are employed and must balance the competing demands of work and caregiving. Caregivers also need to be cared for. I witnessed firsthand the devastating effects ofContinue reading “At some point, all of us will be caregivers and will be in need of a caregiver.”
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