Global News – ‘We’re struggling’: Caregivers are feeling the financial squeeze, report says 

Elizabeth Chambers stepped away from her dream job of being a teacher when she was 40, decades before retirement. But like many of Canada’s caregivers who are looking after ailing loved ones, she had little choice. 

With her mother suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and her son dealing with lifelong learning disabilities, Chambers said they needed her full-time attention. 

Canada’s caregivers are being financially squeezed as they try to balance having a career with taking care of loved ones who need them, a survey by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence shows. 

Around six in 10 (59 per cent) said they are juggling their caregiving duties with their careers, while 36 per cent said caregiving had hampered their productivity and caused them to lose earnings.