The Senior Living Sector CaRES
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The Senior Living CaRES Fund was established in recognition of the extraordinary efforts of senior living sector employees whose passion, commitment and resilience while caring for the most vulnerable is nothing short of heroic.
Since 2020, the Fund has distributed more than $3 million in emergency financial assistance and education bursaries to hundreds of people working in long-term care and retirement homes across Canada.
For more information on donating to the Fund or receiving assistance please email info@seniorlivingcares.ca
Senior Living CaRES Fund
The Fund was founded in May 2020 by Chartwell Retirement Residences, Revera Inc., Extendicare and Sienna Senior Living who mobilized together to create and finance the Fund. It was launched with a two-million-dollar donation from its founding partners.
In 2021, the Fund welcomed Southbridge Care Homes as a Platinum sponsor and OMNI Health Care as a Gold sponsor and received financial support from the RBC Foundation and the Canadian Alliance to Protect and Equip Seniors Living.
The Fund has provided educational bursaries to employees pursuing post-secondary education opportunities relevant to the sector. Emergency financial support is also available.
Applicants must be a front-line employee (casual, part-time or full-time) of a senior living operator in Canada, employed for at least three months at a long-term care or retirement home as of the application date.
Front-line employees of any senior living operator are eligible to apply for bursaries from the Fund.
While the Fund began during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a registered charity, it continues post-pandemic with its mandate to support employees in Canada’s senior living sector.
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