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Caregiver news and articles

March 2026: Skip is expanding their benefits to include a third-party platform, designed to help caregivers among their employees. A big step for recognition of working caregivers.

March 2026: interesting article in Psychology Today on improving communication between caregivers and hospital staff.

March 2026: following public responce, cuts to both Caregiver Benefit and Caregivers NS budget have been reversed.

February 2026: Provincial funding for Caregivers Nova Scotia and for the Caregiver Benefit has been cut by 20% for 2026/2027. Here's our statement.

Media coverage on how the provincial cuts impact caregivers, disability community and NS NDP's call to increase the Caregiver Benefit:

N.S. NDP calling for increase to benefits for caregivers by CTV News
Cuts to benefits for caregivers in N.S. will hurt people with disabilities: advocates by Canadian Press
‘Anxious and angry:’ Advocates share impact of budget cut to N.S. caregiver benefit by Halifax Examiner
'We feel betrayed': Disability community says provincial budget 'punches down' by CBC News
Liverpool dementia program shutting down in wake of N.S. budget cuts by CBC News

October 2025: Rod Wilson, MLA for Halifax Armdale, has officially recognized us in the Halifax Legislature.

You can read earlier news and articles here.

Latest newsletter issues

May 2025: Happy Caregiver Appreciation month! The spring edition of Beacon is here.

Learn about:

Caregiver Benefit: its importance, evolution across Canada and future
Role reversal in child/parent caregiving
What you can do with your care recipient's digital accounts (from social media to emails) after their death
Personal insights for major surgery caregiving
JoAnne Connors retiring
...and more!

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!

Want to see older issues? We have newsletter archives by issue and by topic.

Our media appearances

July 2026: Recent study from McGill is showing that caregivers who spent over 20 hours/week caregiving is associated with poorer mental health. But as Kendra Gannon reports, having accessible support can help mitigate negative effects. Kendra interviewed Therese Henman-Phillips about how Caregivers Nova Scotia help local caregivers.

June 2026: Our Cape Breton Coordinator was interviewed on the Coast 89.7 about support we provide caregivers.

April 2026: Halifax seniors worry about the cost of living crisis. Jenny Theriault comments on the impact of cost of living crisis on caregivers. Read the full article here.

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.

Want to read more? We have an archive of our media appearances.

New research and publications

July 2026: McGill University published a longitudinal study on informal caregiving and mental health. One of the main highlights: spending more than 20 hours a week on caregiving is associated with poorer mental health. The study was highlighted by CTV News Montreal and Global News.

June 2026: The Longevity Dividend: The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth published by World Economic Forum and develooped in collaboration with Marsh looked how growing lifespan changes economic wellbeing in 21 countries. An important highlight was about caregivers: in Canada, a single year of caregiving leaves a 22 per cent retirement savings gap between women and men — rising to 41 per cent after five years. Read more here.

May 2026: Cambridge University Press published a study on caregivers perspectives on the Caregiver Benefit effectiveness in Nova Scotia.

January 2026: CityNews Montréal reviews recent Léger research on working caregivers. Nearly half of Quebec caregivers work, a third of them - do not disclose their caregiver status at work. What can employers do to support working caregivers better?

Explore more: go to our Publications page.