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| "Something's gotta give": Juggling care work and paid work in mid-lifeKym Schreiner from Alberta Seniors and Housing invited us to host a roundtable discussion for Healthy Aging CORE (Collaborative Online Resources & Education) network. CORE Caregivers connects community-based senior serving professionals, volunteers, and allied partners from all across Alberta who encounter caregivers in their work with resources and support in addition to education and collaboration opportunities. The focus of the roundtable discussion was planned with Kym and other community partners from Caregivers Alberta, Carya Calgary and Dementia Network Calgary.
ABSTRACT: Research shows that mid-life caregivers (age 50+) who provide care to family or friends face challenges remaining in or returning to the labour force. What is the research revealing, what kinds of challenges arise for those juggling care work and paid work, and what kinds of resources need to be available to support them? The roundtable discussion featured: Wendy Moyle (employed caregiver and Board member of Caregivers Alberta); Kenya Kondo (Co-founder of MatchWork, industry partner), Janet Fast (AW researcher), Jacquie Eales (KM specialist) and moderated by Angus Mcdonell (Caregivers Alberta, Stakeholder Relations).
Participants commented that the discussion was thought-provoking and enlightening! Government partners hope to forward a number of our ideas within their policy world.
A recording of the roundtable discussion is available here: https://corealberta.ca/resources/recording-somethings-gotta-give-juggling-care-work-and-paid-work-mid-life-event
MyMatchWork.com promoted the recording across their network on April 7, 2022.AWCRP-2020-16 Government of Alberta, University of Alberta, Other, Caregivers Alberta | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2022-02-22 | | | Caregivers Kitchen Table Discussion with ADM Dana MackieA small group of stakeholders, including Jacquie Eales, Jasneet Parmar, and the Executive Director and Program Lead from Caregivers Alberta, had an informal, in-person discussion about caregiving with Assistant Deputy Minister Dana Mackie and the Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) team. The discussion focused on solutions to sustain family caregivers' contributions in Alberta, leveraging the mandate of SCSS where possible. Overall, to develop effective policies, it is essential to:
• Recognize changing work and family patterns, age structures, and other socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and their collective needs and resources, particularly at the interface of work and care, and barriers to older workers' labour force participation
• Integrate family/friend care as part of the formal care system – caregiving is a shared responsibility
• Support the material, relational, and subjective well-being of family caregivers to reduce the cumulative impact of caregiving across the life course and address inequities arising because of living arrangements, generational cohort, immigration status, and gender.
Participants were:
• ADM Dana Mackie, Seniors Division, Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS)
• Jas Chana, A/Executive Director, Seniors Strategic Planning Branch
• Angella Gautier, SCSS
• Kym Schreiner, SCSS
• Darrel Gregory, Executive Director, Caregivers Alberta
• Johnna Lowther, Manager, Programs and Services, Caregivers Alberta
• Jasneet Parmar, Alberta Health Services Home Living
• Sharon Anderson, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
• Bev Suntjens, Vice Dean, Faculty of Health Studies, NorQuest College
Ayshea Thornton, Manager, Health Projects, NorQuest College
• Jacquie Eales, RAPP Research Manager, University of Alberta
AWCRP-2020-16 University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Caregivers Alberta, Government of Alberta | Networking and Partnerships | 2023-08-28 | |
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