Supporting Rural and Remote Caregivers

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Caregivers need your help

Caregivers make healthcare safer. They are an essential part of the care team, yet 66% feel so burned out they don’t know if they can go on.

For caregivers living far from urban centres, there’s even more to these challenges. As a healthcare provider in those communities, you get it; and now, you can help.

Built on real-life feedback collected directly from caregivers, this 5-page toolkit has exactly what you need to support them.

Because when caregivers are supported, health outcomes improve, making the experience better for patients and your team.

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“Being in a rural area means you may or may not have services for what you need and you’re at the mercy of the system. So, you’re in a rural hospital who may not have neurological specialists in it. If you need memory care or other cancer care, in my case I go to Toronto or Hamilton to seek that specialty service which is a 2-3 hour drive to get there.”

– Rural Caregiver

What challenges do rural and remote caregivers face?

For those who live in rural and remote communities, many of the every day obstacles of caregiving are magnified.

To find out more about the realities of caregiving in rural and remote communities, we brought together caregivers to hear about their experiences. This is what they had to say.

This work was made possible through funding from the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation. Special thanks to our caregiver partners for their insights and collaboration.