{"id":4070,"date":"2022-08-25T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/knowledge_directory\/double-duty-caregivers-balancing-caregiving-at-home-and-care-at-work-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:15:23","slug":"double-duty-caregivers-balancing-caregiving-at-home-and-care-at-work-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/double-duty-caregivers-balancing-caregiving-at-home-and-care-at-work-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-Duty Caregivers: Balancing Caregiving at Home and Care at Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60105a5edd88603ee79d7bda\/630ccd94f5e8a3507866ba81_Double%20Duty%20Caregiving%20Report%20August%2026%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(48 pages) and the accompanying<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60105a5edd88603ee79d7bda\/630ccd8b1eac16f279197309_Double%20Duty%20Caregivers%20Infographi%20August%2026%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infographic<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">present the results of a survey conducted to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on double-duty caregivers (health care providers who simultaneously provide care at work and at home). The data highlight how the pandemic affected the provision of care on the personal and professional fronts, caregivers\u2019 physical and mental health and their financial situation. The authors propose three caregiving prototypes <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to represent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the experience of people in this situation, suggest ways they could be better supported, and conclude by listing various factors that might ease the stress of double-duty caregiving work in Alberta.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60105a5edd88603ee79d7bda\/630ccd8b1eac16f279197309_Double%20Duty%20Caregivers%20Infographi%20August%2026%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon=\"$\">See the infographic<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60105a5edd88603ee79d7bda\/630ccd94f5e8a3507866ba81_Double%20Duty%20Caregiving%20Report%20August%2026%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon=\"$\">Read the report<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregivercare.ca\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access the documents on the organization\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report and the accompanying infographic present the results of a survey conducted to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on double-duty caregivers (health care providers who simultaneously provide care at work and at home). 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