Carer-Friendly Workplaces

✨Learn practical strategies for supporting carer-employees in the new Creating Caregiver-Friendly Workplaces online course✨ ✅ Earn a microcredential ✅ Enhance #humanresources ✅ Increase productivity levels Register for free: continuing.mcmaster.ca/programs/healt… #workandcare

Acknowledging unpaid family and friend caregivers helps affirm that what they do matters and that their efforts are seen, valued, and appreciated. #caregiving #NationalCaregiverAwareness

National Caregiver Awareness Month is a chance to acknowledge this ongoing support that so many people provide without expectation of recognition. Caregiving can be deeply meaningful, but also emotionally heavy, especially when support feels limited.

May is National Caregivers Awareness Month! Caregiving often shows up in the small things—remembering details, showing patience on hard days, and staying present when things feel uncertain.

Take steps now to help ensure you remain an employer of choice. Forward-thinking health and home care employers create strong, healthy and productive workforces to ensure they attract and retain the most skilled and dedicated employees. ghw.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/20…

🤔Did you know? #research #caregiving

Suporting Employees with caregiving responsibilities #careremployee #employersupport #workplace

📈Projected increase in care needs for Canadians aged 65 and older #caregiving #research

🤔Did you know? Caregiving demands forced 214,000 individuals to leave the workforce. #research #caregiving

📈Rising Demand for Unpaid Care #research #caregiving

CEs’ health and well-being have worsened over time, especially for female CEs, indicating that the needs of CEs are growing at a faster rate than the supports available. Check it out here! link.springer.com/article/10.172… #mentahealth #caregiving #research

📘A comparative analysis of carer-employees in Canada over time: a cross-sectional analysis of Canada’s General Social Survey, 2012 and 2018

Coming Out to Care: An inclusivity study of the Standard for carer-employers The Carer-Inclusive and Accomodating Organizations Workplace Standard and the Carer-Inclusive and Accomodating Organizations Workplace Standard and 2SLGBTQ+ Carer-Employees ghw.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/20…

Explore the results here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #research #caregiving #workandcare #globaltrends

🌏Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on carer-employees’ well-being: A twelve-country comparison Using data from the Carer Well-Being Index, our lab analyzed the level of support received by carer-employees across 12 countries.

Is your human resource strategy addressing the unique risk-profile of your employees? A solution for employers - A new workplace standard and implementation guide ghw.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/20…

📋5-Point Checklist for Carer-Employees Not receiving the support you need at work? Our 5-point checklist is a starting point for carer-employees seeking supports and accommodation from their employer: ghw.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/20… #careremployee #employersupport #workplace

Not sure where to start? Check out our quick study guide and follow the steps to learn how to implement a carer-friendly workplace program ghw.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/20… #caregiving #workandcare #inclusivity #workplace

📍 April 7, 2026 | The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto *Virtual option to attend available Learn more: cdnhomecare.ca/national-careg… #NationalCaregiverDay #CaregivingAcrossAgesAndStages

Attendees will hear from leading voices in caregiving research and practice, learn from the lived experiences of caregivers and care providers, and engage in cross-sector conversations designed to spark innovation and collaboration.

We’re proud to support the National Caregiver Day Symposium on April 7, 2026, hosted by the Canadian Home Care Association and the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, a program of the Azrieli Foundation. This year's theme is Caregiving Across Ages and Stages!