Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the government is investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs, helping both seniors and their loved ones. Dix said yesterday at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House that many B.C. seniors count on their spouses, children and close friends to help them stay at home, and cope and manage […]

Lycia Rodrigues, caregiver support and engagement lead at Family Caregivers of BC speaks with Kevin Griffin about the impact this has on caregivers.

Family-and-friend caregivers in British Columbia provide more than 80 per cent of home care, said Barb MacLean, executive director of Family Caregivers of British Columbia.

Making the private matter of caring for your family member or friend a public matter has long been a mission of the 29-­year-­old charity Family Caregivers Society of British Columbia. With Health Minister Adrian Dix’s announcement of $75 million in new provincial caregiver support funding, the Society is celebrating.

The Ministry of Health is investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs, helping both seniors and their loved ones, announced Adrian Dix, Minister of Health