The Joys of Caregiving
Rick shares insights and lessons learned while caring for his elderly parents.
A caregiver provides physical and/or emotional support to a family member, partner, friend, or neighbour. If you are unsure where to begin, we are here to help.
Explore counselling, peer support, and other programs to help with your well-being.
Find practical resources and tools for your caregiving journey.
As a caregiver to someone who is facing a terminal illness, you may need to face some challenging decisions, and experience grief or other difficult feelings.
If you’re caring for someone in a palliative care environment or providing end of life care, the following resources may be helpful.
A Caregiver’s Guide: A handbook about end-of-life care
A thorough guide on palliative care published by the Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
Canadian Home Care Association
Find tools and resources for managing palliative care for the person you’re caring for.
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Find support and personalized information about palliative and end-of-life care.
Ehospice.com
Find the latest news, commentary, and analysis from the world of hospice, palliative, and end of life care.
Understanding MAID: For individuals and families
A downloadable e-booklet outlining key information on Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program.
This session with a health lawyer aims to explain some of the common scenarios you may face as a caregiver, and practical strategies to address them.
Learn about different kinds of grief and what you can do to understand the grieving process.
Explore the ways we process grief and how we can overcome challenges that arise during difficult times.
This webinar walks participants through the grief journey and will present helpful tools for finding healthy and useful ways to grieve.
Learn about chronic stress in the mind and body, identify ingredients to stress and practice mindfulness meditation to support caregiver well-being.
Discover how journaling can enlighten and enrich our purpose and meaning in life.
How Michelle Jobin is joined by Holly Prince and Jessica Wyatt to discuss CERAH, a Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health at Lakehead University and discuss their experiences with caregiving and why this is so pivotal to Indigenous communities.
Dr. Patrick McGrath, a Clinical Psychologist and an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. In this episode, he talks about medical and psychological treatments for PTSD, and resources caregivers can access to help with this.
Rick
Caring for: Mother & Father
Rick shares insights and lessons learned while caring for his elderly parents.
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