“I never imagined that my career would take a backseat to caregiving responsibilities,” says Sara, a former software engineer specialising in medical software, who is now a full-time carer for…
Michelle was a rest home worker specialising in dementia care before she gave up her job to become her son Harley’s (12) full time carer. “You know you’ll always be…
Andy says it’s hard to put into words what it’s been like caring for his mother for the last seven years. She has dementia but remains fiercely independent, refusing outside…
Introducing CareWise: an interview with Carol Brown (Diversitas) and Laurie Hilsgen (Carers NZ). 1 in 8 workers in every organisation have caring responsibilities outside of work. CareWise is a free…
Almost 90% of New Zealand’s 490,000+ family carers are of workforce age (15 to 64) and many struggle to juggle work and caregiving.
