The health-care system’s hidden backbone: workplace supports for economic sustainability

Whether it be providing long- or short-term care, unpaid carers reduce strain on the healthcare system by taking care of their loved ones either in the home or the community.

The sustainability of our healthcare system and workforce depends on the readiness of our workplaces to support and accommodate carer-employees to better manage their dual role, writes McMaster University professor Dr. Allison Williams.Photograph by Matthias Zomer, Pexels.com

Opinion

BY ALLISON WILLIAMS

April 29, 2024

As Canada approaches National Caregiving Month in May, people across the country recognize the difficult and important work of unpaid carers in supporting health-care systems.

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