Caregiving is a wonderful partnership between patient and caregiver. It offers unique opportunities for sharing and support, learning and growth, understanding, patience and love.

Meeting the demands of caregiving exacts a toll: emotionally, socially, financially, and physically.

Caregivers tend to be silent about their needs. They ignore the effects of long-term stress. They trivialize their personal wellbeing.

There are approximately 3,000,000 in-home caregivers in Canada today and it is predicted that the numbers will double in the next twenty-five years. These "volunteer" caregivers are a tremendous "free" asset to the Canadian health care system. They may also be its greatest potential threat. Research is fast proving that caregivers may be Canada's greatest 'high risk' population for health problems: physical and mental illnesses resulting in chronic health issues, disabilities and, often, premature aging and death.

It is time to take care of caregivers.

And caregivers need time!

Time is preventative medicine for caregivers: time away from the demands of caregiving ... time to relax, regroup, regenerate and refocus ... time to be separate, to celebrate individuality, to appreciate and celebrate life.

Caregivers need Reviv'in™!