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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Joined August 2013
To employers... ...your employees may be caregivers and supporting them is a strategic investment in your workforce.
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💼Indigenous Caregiver Toolkit Indigenous traditional values often view caregiving as a shared community responsibility, so many may not identify as caregivers. Indigenous caregivers often face barriers such as limited culturally safe services and the impacts of colonization.
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In partnership with the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health at Lakehead University, an Indigenous Advisory Committee adapted a toolkit to make it more culturally appropriate for Indigenous communities. #Indigenous #caregivers Read here: ontariocaregiver.ca/wp-conte…
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🍁Giving Care in Canada 🍁 Who provides care in Canada and what are some of the challenges they experience? See the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Exellence's infographic to see the realities experienced by caregivers and care providers in Canada. #workandcare #caregiving
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💻Webinar: Navigating Work and Caregiving This session by the Ontario Caregiver Organization is an introduction to practical tools, planning resources, and support for working caregivers. Reserve a spot for this Thursday: eventbrite.ca/e/navigating-w… #caregiving #workandcare
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Working While Caring: Innovations and Interventions to Support Caregivers in the Workplace Innovation Lab members reviewed current evidence and best practices to reach a vision for the workplace, to improve the ecosystem for employee caregivers. #caregiving #workandcare
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"By 2040, the population over 80 will more than double" Despite this, our plans for seniors' care innovation haven't kept up. In an episode of "Coming of Age," guest speaker Natalia speaks on this and how to meet the needs of our aging population. #workandcare #caregiving
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🍁Caring in Canada 2026 🍁 Many caregivers in their prime working years cannot fully participate because of care duties. Workplace policies play a huge role in the lasting consequences of caregiving to both Canada's economy and carer-employees. #workandcare #Canadianeconomy
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Learn more from the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence: canadiancaregiving.org/wp-co…
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September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡 Today, we reflect on the ongoing journey toward reconciliation and recognize Indigenous families, communities, and caregivers across Canada. Every Child Matters. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
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Call for Papers: Community, Work & Family Special Issue The physical dimension of care work has received the most attention in the past. Recently, an increase in interest around the cognitive and mental load of care work has risen, which will be the focus of the special issue.
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Caregiving is also a DEI issue. In the UK, women are 4x more likely than men to reduce their hours or leave work due to caregiving (Leung, 2024). Bringing caregiving into DEI strategies can help workplaces better recognize and support carer-employees. #DEI #workplace #caregiver
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Meet Holly Mathias Holly is a scholar who's making signficant advances in understanding work-family concerns. The Work and Family Researchers Network interviewd Holly on what motivated her research and what she's currently studying.
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Holly highlights how crucial community-engaged research and collaboration is to understand families' needs and shape systems to best support them. Read more from the interview: wfrn.org/wp-content/uploads/… #workandfamily #communityengagedresearch
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Most workplace caregiving research is built with large employers in mind. Five Michigan employers took a different approach: pooling their resources through an Innovation Lab to develop support together. One idea that emerged? A shared Caregiver Navigator Program. #workandcare
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📣 Are you a caregiver living in Hamilton, Ontario? 🎁 $30 e-gift card + chance to win an iPad 📱 Scan the QR code to see if you’re eligible! Please share with your networks to help us reach caregivers across Hamilton. 💜 #Caregiving #SocialPrescribing #Hamilton #Caregiver
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