Nunatsiaq News – Nunavut caregivers need better support in many areas: Study

Nunavut caregivers need better access to childcare, respite care, home care and more financial support.

These are a few issues flagged in a territory-wide study looking into ways to improve care and support systems for people with disabilities.

Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, the only Inuit cross-disability organization in Nunavut, released the results of its research earlier this month.

“In speaking with community members, what becomes clear is people are really facing multiple barriers,” said Alyson Colón, research manager with the society.

The Toronto-based Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence assisted with the research, with a goal to assess the state of caregiving practices and support services for Nunavummiut with disabilities.