Caregiver Day 2020
Province-wide appreciation day and celebration of all caregivers!
Province-wide appreciation day and celebration of all caregivers!
Please join our Virtual Family Forum created by Family Councils Ontario to share your concerns, brainstorm ideas for maintaining a connection with residents during the visitor restriction, ask FCO staff questions about the COVID-19 situation and how it is impacting LTC, and give and receive support from your peers.
Evidence regarding COVID-19 is emerging and it is generating questions and concerns among caregivers about disease prevention, supports and management.
This webinar will offer a timely overview and practical guidance by healthcare experts and caregivers regarding COVID-19, our conditions and caregiving – be it in acute care, assisted living or at home.
This free 6 week workshop series in the South West LHIN region is designed to provide caregivers with the tools needed to look after themselves. The program helps to reduce stress, improve self-confidence and communication, find balance and identify valuable community resources. Participants will receive a free copy of the book “The Caregiver Helpbook.”
Are you a caregiver between the ages of 15-25?
Join us on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm for a secure online support group dedicated to Young Caregivers.
This free 6 week workshop series in the South West LHIN region is designed to provide caregivers with the tools needed to look after themselves. The program helps to reduce stress, improve self-confidence and communication, find balance and identify valuable community resources. Participants will receive a free copy of the book “The Caregiver Helpbook.”
This free 6 week workshop series in the South West LHIN region is designed to provide caregivers with the tools needed to look after themselves. The program helps to reduce stress, improve self-confidence and communication, find balance and identify valuable community resources. Participants will receive a free copy of the book “The Caregiver Helpbook.”
Your health is important and you are the main member of your health care team. That is why knowing what to do before, during and after your appointment is so vital. This free 1 ½ hour workshop will provide you with information on how to prepare for your appointment, what questions to ask and how to make sure you understand everything before you leave. Setting an action plan and follow up are key to living healthy. Join us and learn how.
This is a free, 6 week workshop series designed to provide caregivers with the tools needed to look after themselves. The program helps to reduce stress, improve self-confidence and communication, find balance and identify valuable community resources.
Each year, HPCO invites thought leaders, service providers, health system planners, researchers, policy makers, administrators, front-line practitioners and volunteers from across the healthcare spectrum to gather for a three-day conference to collaborate, network and integrate hospice palliative care in all settings. April 2020 Conference is going virtual! Partners in Care: Working with Caregivers to Support […]
Join Katie Muirhead from the Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) to learn more about OCO and how they support Unpaid Caregivers across Ontario. Katie will review a brief history of the organization and go into details about the resources and supports that they are currently offering Caregivers. These supports include recent additions in response to COVID-19.
The Ontario Caregiver Organization proudly presents a guest webinar for Mental Health Week . The webinar is being presented by Sam Miller, President of Sam Miller Consulting. Mr. Miller is a registered psychotherapist with extensive experience in Trauma Response and Treatment and Wellness Initiatives. This event explores the many aspects of grief as it relates to the mental health and well being of caregivers. In a deep discussion about coping, loss and trauma; participants will explore the different ways in which we process grief and how we can overcome the challenges that arise during these difficult times.
Four million Ontarians are caring for a loved one and 69% say they’re not sure they can continue. They’re exhausted, and they need help.
Your gift to the Ontario Caregiver Organization connects caregivers with free, compassionate support.
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