April 1st is Caregiver Recognition Day!

careAware is a provincial initiative that aims to raise awareness in support of Manitobans who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends. These family and friends provide full or part time unpaid personal care, support and assistance to people of all ages with disabilities, medical conditions, mental illness and frailty due to age. Caregivers can be children, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, siblings, friends and neighbours. They come from every ethnicity and every region of the province or country. 


Home Instead Senior Care Winnipeg franchise owner, Julie Donaldson is president of The Manitoba Caregiver Coalition and whose task it is to host the official  provincial event.

Did you know that in 2012, about 8.1 million individuals, or 28% of Canadians aged 15 years and older, provided care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability or aging needs.

You can learn more about careAware at their website; http://www.careaware.ca/