immigrantscanada.com

Independent topical source of current affairs, opinion and issues, featuring stories making news in Canada from immigrants, newcomers, minorities & ethnic communities' point of view and interests.

Aging Parents: Dementia

Caregivers Dept: Over the past decade, the number of live-in foreign caregivers entering Canada has increased by 400 per cent. No other category of immigration has grown as fast, according to The Star. Canadian-born workers don t want these jobs. The pay is low, the shifts can be brutal and caring for older people, especially those with disabilities or dementia, is physically and emotionally draining and the change crept up on us. We haven t thought about it, talked about it or done anything about it. It is not because more young parents are seeking nannies; it is that more middle-aged couples are looking for caregivers for their aging parents. As reported in the news.
@t entering canada, young parents