The COVID-19 pandemic created two solitudes for family care partners. Solitude emphasizes the quality of being detached or separated from others. Family care partners of Albertans living in private homes were overwhelmed with caregiving needs and those caring for Albertans living in congregate settings were restricted from caregiving. • 73% of family care partners caring for Albertans living with them in the same home and 56% living separately were providing significantly more care after the COVID-19 pandemic began. • After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 87% of those caring for those long-term care [LTC] and 70% of those caring in supportive living said they were providing less care.