Snapshots of aging are intended for key stakeholders, such as older adults and caregivers, along with the community organizations and government ministries that serve and support them. We co-create accessible knowledge mobilization products with partners in a variety of formats: insight articles, infographics, videos, FACT sheets, blog posts, and podcasts. While these products are available for your use (without permission or compensation for the use of our work), the source must be appropriately acknowledged and referenced as per a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Insight articles
- Insights on retaining employed family caregivers in your talent pool, published in 2023 by the Vanier Institute of the Family, 2023
- Family Day imagery neglects family caregivers' care work; it needs to be valued, published in 2022 by The Conversation, academic rigor, journalistic flair
- Using technology to support caregivers of older people with dementia, published in 2019 by The Conversation, academic rigor, journalistic flair.
We wrote a blog to recognize carers in Canada and understand their barriers to technology adoption for Advancing Policies and Practices in Technology and Aging (APPTA), AGE-WELL's national policy innovation hub in Fredericton. Andrew Magnaye, one of our doctoral students, reflected on the APPTA Policy Challenge in his blog post Uncovering the Black Box Between Research and Policy. Janet Fast and Myles Leslie (University of Calgary) were featured in an APPTA Mileage Podcast on Goals vs Needs, What Caregivers Want.
Infographics
Infographics are two-page snapshots highlighting evidence-based key messages explicitly created for caregiver organizations, education and outreach programs, policy analysts, and other community members.
- State of caregiving in Canada (2012 v 2018): Workload intensifies and well-being declines, 2023
- Employed family caregivers in Alberta are more/less likely to work in some occupations, 2023
- In which occupations do employed family caregivers work in Canada?, 2023
- Employed caregivers in Canada infographic series compilation, in English and French, Les aidants en emploi au Canada, 2023
- Who are employed caregivers in Canada? in English and French, Qui sont les aidants en emploi au Canada, 2022
- How does caregiving impact paid work for employed women and men? in English and French, Quelles répercussions les soins ont-ils sur le travail rémunéré des femmes et des hommes?, 2023
- Who are the employed caregivers at greatest risk of poor work-life balance and job insecurity? in English and French, Quels aidants en emploi s’exposent le plus à la précarité d’emploi et à des difficultés à concilier leur vie profess, 2023
- What are the availability and impact of flexible work arrangements for employed caregivers? in English and French, Les aidants en emploi ont-ils accès à des modalités de travail flexibles et quels sont les bienfaits de telles modalités?, 2023
- Supporting employed caregivers makes good business sense in English and French, Soutenir les aidants en emploi constitue un investissement plutôt rentable, 2023
- How much do employed caregivers contribute to the Canadian economy? in English and French, Quelle est la contribution des aidants en emploi à l’économie canadienne?, 2023
- Value of Family Caregiving in Canada, 2022
- Caregivers in Alberta: Economic costs and contributions, 2021
- Caregivers in Alberta: Impact on wellbeing, 2021
- Caregivers' experiences with technology: How does technology help caregivers, in English and French, 2021
- Improving everyday lives through digital technology, 2020
- Caregivers in Quebec: Economic costs and contributions, in English and French, 2020
- Caregivers in Quebec: Impact on well-being, in English and French, 2020
- Caregivers in Nova Scotia: Economic costs and contributions, 2020
- Caregivers in Nova Scotia: Impact on well-being, 2020
- Young caregivers (age 15-19) in Canada, 2019
- Designing technology that cares: Barriers to carers' technology adoption, 2019
- A profile of caregivers of older adults (65+), 2018
- Designing technology that cares: Caregivers experiences drive the design process, 2018
- The importance of connecting carers through social connections, 2018
- The importance of connecting carers through health care connections, 2018
Videos
Videos are often co-created with or used by partners for educational and outreach purposes. Here are some of our video creations posted on the AGE-WELL WP2 YouTube Channel:
- What is a caregiver? (8:03), 2023
- The Caregiver Burden (5:33), 2023
- Balancing Work and Care: Strategies for Meaningful Employment (59:21), 2022
- Doris, an enduring care trajectory (4:13), 2020
- Lisa, a serial care trajectory (3:45), 2020
- Sally, an encore care trajectory (5:28), 2020
- Wendy, an all-at-once care trajectory (3:42), 2020
- Wrennie, a late bloomer care trajectory (3:58), 2020
- Working Overtime: Career v Care (3:34), 2019
- Caregiving's ripple effect on relationships (4:04), 2019
- Double Jeopardy: Self-care isn't being selfish (3:57), 2019
- We Are All Caregivers (2:48), created by and for family caregivers in 2018
- #FindYourRon (9:08), created by and for family caregivers in 2018
- Listening and Learning from Caregivers (3:17), 2017
- Assistive Technology that Cares for the Caregiver project overview (4:26), 2017
- Connecting Working Caregivers project overview (4:40), 2017
- Welcome to AGE-WELL Work Package 2, Understanding Caregivers Needs (3:24), 2017
FACT Sheets
FACT sheets are 4-page research briefs that are topical and intended for a policy and practice audience. Many of these briefs synthesize and integrate research findings across projects.
- The value and distribution of family caregiving in Canada, co-created with the Vanier Institute of the Family, 2023
- Beyond snapshots to lifetimes of family care, co-created with the Vanier Institute of the Family, 2019
- Designing technology that cares: Barriers to carers' technology adoption, 2019
- Designing technology that cares: Caregivers' experiences drive the design process, 2018
- The importance of connecting carers through social connections, 2018
- The importance of connecting carers through health care connections, 2018
- How deep is the digital divide? ICT literacy and the role of assistive technology in helping older workers, 2017
- A snapshot of Canadians caring for persons with dementia: The toll it takes, 2015
- Combining care work and paid work: Is it sustainable?, 2014
- Employment consequences of family/friend caregiving in Canada, 2012
- The social and health consequences of family/friend caregiving, 2011
- Gender differences in family/friend caregiving in Canada, 2010
- Debunking popular stereotypes of aging, 2010
- Who are the seniors caring for other seniors?, 2009
- Impact on health of seniors caring for seniors, 2009
- Unmasking interdisciplinary collaboration, 2008
- Socio-demographic context for family/friend caregiving and employment, 2008
- International policy comparison of Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit, 2008
- Comparing consequences of supporting older and younger adults with disabilities, 2008
- The interplay of age, disability, and community context on social participation, 2007
- Family/friend caregiving in Canada: Gender matters, 2007
- Characteristics and consequences of family/friend care: Comparing Canada and Alberta, 2007
- What makes a rural community a good place to grow old? Views of older adults, 2007
- Service use barriers experienced by immigrant Chinese family caregivers, 2006
- Availability and use of services in rural Canada, 2006
- Social and support networks of older adults in rural Canada, 2006
- Characteristics of rural communities influence their capacity to support older adults, 2006
- Older adults’ care network typologies, 2006
- Reworking work: The experiences of employed caregivers of older adults, 2005
- Canadian trends in paid and unpaid work across age cohort and time, 2005
- Retirees are aging well by staying engaged, 2005
- Retired Canadians remain productive members of society, 2004