Every Minute Counts aims to reinforce the value of caregivers to Canadians, ensuring caregivers are at the forefront of our collective actions. It is shedding light on the different ways individuals and organizations contribute time to support caregivers’ health and well-being.
MINUTES GIFTED
Help Canada add 100,000 minutes to the global caregiver time clock, hosted by Embracing Carers™ by pledging time to support caregivers, big or small.
Every Minute Counts!
Watch on-demand presentations from organizations across the country who are giving their time to support caregivers and hear from the caregivers themselves on why every minute you give can make a difference to their lives.
Join us in pledging our time to support caregivers, big or small. It will lift their spirits in ways we will never know. #CaregiverAware2020 #NationalCaregiverDay
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Today, on #NationalCaregiverDay and everyday, we thank the 8M caregivers in Canada who are supporting the vulnerable and most at-risk people in our communities. #CaregiverAware2020.Pledge your support
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We’re in this together. Watch on-demand videos from organizations across the country who support, empower and connect caregivers in different ways.#CaregiverAware2020 #NationalCaregiverDay
Unmet caregiving support needs are associated with lower life satisfaction, more daily stress and worse self-reported mental health. Will you pledge your time, big or small, to support caregivers? #CaregiverAware2020 #NationalCaregiverDay.
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Under normal circumstance, caregivers provide over 80% of the care needed by those with chronic conditions, contributing $66.5B of unpaid care annually. #CaregiverAware2020 #NationalCaregiverDayPledge your time so they’re cared too
The first Tuesday of April has been unanimously adopted by the Members of Parliament of Canada to recognize the importance of the “invisible” unpaid work. Interchangeably known as National Caregiver Day, this day marks the beginning* of our formal recognition of caregivers and the valuable contribution they make to care recipients, our communities and our economy.
*Formal recognition of caregivers is reinforced throughout the year from coast to coast as we all work together, and autonomously, to strengthen caregivers in Canada. A number of appreciation events are held in Ontario on the first Tuesday of April as the province celebrates Family Caregiver Day. The recognition continues to a crescendo in Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia with Caregiver Awareness Month in May. Quebec brings these tributes to a grand-finale with their National Caregiver Week, which happens during the first week of November.
Caregivers’ experience of palliative care in Canada is about recognition of the essential role caregivers play in enabling individuals with life limiting illness to choose and receive a palliative approach to care. The campaign increased awareness of the experiences and role of caregivers, as well as facilitated connections to resources to support end-of-life caregiving. This theme was strategically selected in alignment with a national health care policy priority: “how palliative care is provided in Canada”.
Connecting Carers was a campaign to raise awareness of carers’ needs and the importance of connecting and accessing support earlier rather than later in their care journeys.
Carers Canada celebrated National Carers Day on April 3, 2017. This year’s theme “Caring at Home” aims to raise awareness of the invaluable role carers provide to support older adults with frailty, individuals with complex, chronic disabling conditions, and those at end-of-life to stay safely at home.
In 2016, Carers Canada celebrated National Carers Day on April 5. Through our “Because I Care – Recognizing Caring Canadians” campaign, we built awareness and reinforced the diversity of ‘caring’ Canadians. Over 150 individuals and organizations added their name to our Caring Wall to visibly showed their support for caring moms, dads, sisters, brothers, spouses, friends, family and neighbours who make a difference in the lives of their loved ones every day.
In 2015, the Canadian Caregiver Coalition celebrated National Family Caregiver Day on April 7. Our theme was Care & Work: A Balancing Act in recognition of the 6.1 million Canadians who must balance their personal commitments, caregiving duties and work responsibilities.
"We have to stop looking at #dementia as inevitable or...an inescapable curse of aging" says @picardonhealth: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-must-do-more-to-protect-people-with-dementia/
Updated @TheLancet Commission on Dementia details how 12 modifiable risk factors account for ~40% of worldwide dementias: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext
PEI's updated #LTC "visitor" policy now gives family caregivers the access they need to be partners in care: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/2020_07_28_cpho_directive_on_visitation_to_ltc_facilities_and_nursing_homes.pdf
We're glad our @RyersonNIA guidance was helpful: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c2fa7b03917eed9b5a436d8/t/5f0f2678f205304ab1e695be/1594828410565/%27NIA+LTC+Visitor+Guidance+Document.pdf
@ONlongtermcare & @DrFullertonMPP we can and must do the same in Ontario https://twitter.com/MCarmichaelMD/status/1288487732755529729
HUGE thanks to @NathanStall @DrSamirSinha @RyersonNIA for their guidance, and to @Health_PEI @PEIwellness for making this happen. GREAT news for #LTC in #PEI!!
Restrictions ease at long-term care facilities on P.E.I.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-pandemic-covid-19-briefing-morrison-july-28-1.5665537
We need to focus on the community to be prepared for Wave 2 ! Great article.
Now, as the province opens up care homes to family, @DrSamirSinha is urging health officials to build a reserve family workforce for seniors’ homes that is trained in the use of masks & gowns & can support staff should the province be hit by a second wave.
https://www.tricitynews.com/special-report-protecting-seniors-homes-from-the-pandemic-s-next-wave-1.24173814
A milestone for Canadian Carers
“Today is National Carers Day. It is a day to recognize family members, friends, neighbours and other significant people who have taken on the role of caregiver for someone with a serious or life-threatening illness…… I encourage Canadians to take the time today to recognize and thank all the compassionate people in their life who have caregiver roles.”
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Health
Read the full Minister Petitpas Taylor’s message here: ENG/FR
Learn more about what the Ministry is doing to support carers
“On this National Carers Day, I want to thank all caregivers for the tremendous work they do every day to improve the quality of life of countless older Canadians and for making sure they receive the very important care they deserve as they age.”
The Honourable Filomena Tassi, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Seniors
Read the full Minister Tassi’s message here: ENG/FR
Learn more about what the Ministry is doing to support carers
