What is CSIL? Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) is an alternative way for home support clients to receive home support services. The goal is to provide more choice and flexibility to people with disabilities who have high-intensity care needs. Funding for eligible CSIL clients comes from local health authorities. To be eligible for […]
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The Canada Caregiver Credit – What Caregivers Should Know
If you help care for an adult family member who has a physical or mental impairment, you may be able to claim the Canada Caregiver Credit on your tax return. This credit is meant to recognize the financial support caregivers often provide. This may apply to you if: The Canada Caregiver Credit may apply if you provide […]
About Caregiver Awareness Month May is National Caregiver Month, a time to celebrate and raise awareness about the experiences of Canada’s 8+ million people who give care to a family member or friend. This month serves as a reminder of the vital role caregivers play in the well-being of our communities and offers an opportunity to […]
Strategies to Make the Workplace More Caregiver Friendly
Business and employee needs are complex. One type of benefit or policy may make sense for one company and not the other. Employed caregivers’ needs are diverse as well. Flexibility is the word of the day. Below are some programs, benefits or policies that can help employed caregivers (Note: some are in place, some require […]
Balancing Family Caregiving and Work
By Barbara Small, Program Development Coordinator, Family Caregivers of BC Approximately 70% of the one million family caregivers in BC are balancing the demands of caregiving with working full or part-time. This can result in caregivers quitting their jobs, retiring early, cutting back on hours, turning down promotions, and losing pension contributions. Employers experience higher […]
Leaning in to Communicating with Workplaces
Did you know that right now, over 6 million Canadians combine paid work with some level of unpaid care? Many working caregivers say they wish they had more support from their workplaces to manage work and caregiving. As a working caregiver, communicating effectively with our workplaces becomes an important piece of what we do. This […]
Facebook Live – Juggling Work and Caregiving: Five Strategies to Help You Manage
Managing caregiving and work situations vary tremendously and no single action plan works for everyone. In this Facebook Live, Wendy Johnstone provides working caregivers with strategies to consider in making a plan and reducing stress. Caregivers and employers may also be interested in these online resources: Webinars/Videos: Supporting a Family Caregiver in the Workplace Work […]
Juggling Work and Caregiving
Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. One in three caregivers are juggling work and care. The research shows most caregivers experience wonderful gains by giving back to the person they are caring for and enjoy strengthened family relations. However, […]
The Power of Many
By Barb MacLean, Executive Director, Family Caregivers of BC ~This is a tribute to each and every family and friend caregiver, the beautiful, giving human beings who care, who love and who do their best. Our whole team at FCBC wants you to know that we have heard your voices, your impactful stories and that […]
Episode Ten: Juggling Work and Family Caregiving
Caregivers Out Loud Go Back to Podcast Overview 28% of Canadians are estimated to provide care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability or aging¹. In BC this translate into roughly 1.2 million caregivers². The Vanier Institute conducted a review in 2017³ and found that three-quarters of caregivers are employed. […]