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Caregiver news and articles
October 2025: In an article for Cision, Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. presents their research on the pressure sandwich caregivers experience, how it impacts their work decisions, how it impacts the Canadian labour market and what employers can do to improve workforce for working caregivers.
October 2025: Rod Wilson, MLA for Halifax Armdale, has officially recognized us in the Halifax Legislature.
May 2025: John van Gurp shares 10 tips for dementia caregivers in a profile for The Telegram.
May 2025: Government of Nova Scotia released the Assessibility Plan for 2025-2028. The plan includes 8 priorities for the next three years and an overview of the progress made so far.
April 2025: Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia lauched a new free app, allowing caregivers and their families create a legally valid enduring power of attorney. Previously, LISNS have developed a Personal Directive App, Wills App, Separation Agreement, Small Case Court App and Safe at Work - all free to use.
February 2025: Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, in collaboration with Caregivers Nova Scotia and other caregiving organizations, as well as caregivers experts across care sectors, have developed the National Caregiving Strategy. Support it by sharing it with your local and federal politicians, let's make it a reality!
You can read earlier news and articles here.
Latest newsletter issues
December 2025: Happy holidays! The winter edition of Beacon is here!
Explore:
- How to reclaim small pockets of time, like a caregiver
- What makes a workplace caregiver-friendly
- Why you're still a caregiver, even if your person is in long-term care
- What supports are there for military caregivers
- Tax benefits and credits for caregivers
- ...and more!
May 2025: Happy Caregiver Appreciation month! The spring edition of Beacon is here.
Explore:
- A story about a young caregiver first advocating for her family and now advocating for entire communities
- Burnout vs. Compassion Fatigue
- How to process grief without letting it take over the moment
- and more!
Want to see older issues? We have newsletter archives by issue and by topic.
Our media appearances
August 2025: Starting September, a non-profit organization in Halifax supplying low-cost medication and mail-out prescriptions in Nova Scotia is cutting programs due to overwhelming demand and financial pressure. Our coordinator Cape Breton Lyn Stuart gave a comment on the topic. Read the full article here.
August 2025: Our Cape Breton Coordinator appeared on a podcast episode to talk about why caregiver support is so important in an age-friendly community. Listen here.
May 2025: Hetty Van Gurp spoke with Portia Clark of the Information Morning about her journey as a caregiver, work with Northwood and our new event - Artful Connections! Listen to the full interview here.
March 2025: You might've heard us on the Information Morning! Our coordinator JoAnne Connors spoke with Carsten Knox about the recent deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa, the challenges of dementia caregiving and the importance of staying connected as a caregiver. Listen to the full interview here.
October 2024: We spoke with Yvette D'Etremont from Halifax Examiner about our new Young Caregiver Pilot. Read the full article here.
Want to read more? We have an archive of our media appearances.
New research and publications
June 2025: Mental Health Research Canada looked into mental health of caregivers in their recent report.
May 2025: a new case study about young caregivers, their challenges and importance of early community support.
September 2024: new research by PetroCan CareMakers on challenges marginalized caregivers face.
November 2022: The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence publishes their first policy whitepaper. The report is called Giving Care: An approach to a better caregiving landscape in Canada. Read about it here.
May 2021: Caregivers Nova Scotia and Leger released a Provincial Caregiver Survey.
Explore more: go to our Publications page.