Vancouver Sun – ‘Financial strain’: B.C. caregivers under increasing stress and hardship, survey finds

More British Columbians are taking on the unpaid role of caregiver, which is putting them under financial stress that governments need to take seriously, according to a new report.

The privately funded Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence estimates that a quarter of Canadians take on this role for an elderly parent or disabled family member, which can work out to almost the equivalent of an uncompensated full-time job.