The Ontario Caregiver Organization's Post
Driving hours for a checkup shouldn't be the hardest part of caregiving. From gas prices to spotty Wi-Fi, rural & remote caregivers face unique hurdles.
Whether you're caring for an aging parent, a child or adult with disabilities, someone living with a chronic illness, or a loved one facing other health or life challenges, caregiving comes in many forms. This resource is here to help you navigate that journey.
Designed for providers like you, it’s your roadmap to supporting caregivers, providing safer care, and getting better health outcomes.
Supporting Rural and Remote Caregivers
Caregivers make healthcare safer, 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.
Built on real-life feedback collected directly from caregivers, this 5-page toolkit has exactly what you need to support them - improving health outcomes and the experience for patients and your team.
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.
