In today’s busy world, many employees wear two hats, one as a dedicated professional at work and another as a caregiver performing unpaid care work at home. Working caregivers shoulder the greater responsibility of balancing professional duties with caring for loved ones with severe disabilities, age related needs, or health conditions.
Yet, in the workplace, they are often invisible, unrecognised, and unsupported. Among the affected groups of employees who are providing caregiving support while pursuing demanding careers are those who are caregivers of persons with severe disabilities (PWSD).
Caregiving responsibilities for PWSD are associated with a range of challenges, including long-term care that presents physical, emotional and mental health tolls on carers, who often experience stress, fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep loss, a lack of time and a lack of control over their own time, among others.
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