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Many professional caregivers are required to work shifts outside of the typical 9\u2009am to 5\u2009pm workday. Here, we explore whether shift work affects the health and wellbeing of long-term care (LTC) and assisted-living (AL) professional caregivers.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The Caring for Professional Caregivers research study was conducted across 39 LTC and AL facilities in Alberta, Canada. Of the 1385 questionnaires distributed, 933 surveys (67.4%) were returned completed. After identifying 49 questions that significantly explained variances in the reported health status of caregivers, we examined whether there was a relationship between these questions and reported health status of caregivers working night shifts.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We found significant differences between responses from those working different shifts across six of seven domains, including physical health, health conditions, mental\/emotional health, quality of life, and health behaviors. In particular, we found that night shift caregivers were more likely to report incidents of poor heath (i.e., they lacked energy, had regular presences of neck and back pain, regular or infrequent incidents of fatigue or low energy, had difficulty falling asleep, and that they never do exercise) and less likely to report incidents of good health (i.e., did not expect their health to improve, were not satisfied with their health, do not have high self-esteem\/were happy, were unhappy with their physical appearance, and do not get a good night\u2019s sleep), compared to caregivers working other shifts.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Our study shows that professional caregivers working the night shift experience poor health status, providing further evidence that night shift workers\u2019 health is at risk. In particular, caregivers reported negative evaluations of their physical, mental\/emotional health, lower ratings of their quality of life, and negative responses to questions concerning whether they engage in healthy behaviors. 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