Research shows that family caregivers who list self-care as a priority can better provide care, are at lower risk of burnout and becoming ill, and find more joy in their role as a caregiver. Starting with small acts of self-care can create the opportunity to see the benefits. Calling a friend who lifts you up, […]
Informal Respite and Supports vs. Formal Respite and Supports
On November 18, Wendy Johnstone of Family Caregivers of BC led a Facebook Live on the topic of Informal Respite and Supports vs. Formal Respite and Supports. Along with Wendy’s informative video, here are some additional resources to support caregivers: Blogs: Creating a Circle of Care for Caregivers: Mobilizing Informal Respite Getting a Break from […]
GETTING A BREAK FROM CAREGIVING: RESPITE OPTIONS
Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Caregiving often gets squeezed into an already busy life, including the day-to-day responsibilities of family, work, and maintaining a home. Many caregivers take on this new role without letting go of anything else […]
How Do You Know When Your Spouse or Aging Parent Needs More Care?
When I was about 25 years old, my grandmother stopped allowing her family and friends to step over the door sill into her apartment. Like the Queen’s Guard (only friendlier), my grandmother would stand at her post and block all entries to her home. She would wave off all forms of assistance with her groceries […]
Learn About Our Intensive Journal Workshop for Caregivers
Family caregivers, even before the 2020 pandemic, found themselves contending with daunting responsibilities. Caring for a loved one can transpire into a lingering and exhaustive act of compassion, shadowed with doubts, fears, fatigue and loneliness. Feeling alone and isolated due to limited supports and resources, questions rise daily for volunteer family care givers. This can […]
International Day of the Older Persons
International Day of the Older Persons: How United Way serves seniors through critically important community programs United Way provides More Than Meals to seniors and supports caregivers through work with Family Caregivers of British Columbia Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ territories | October 1, 2021 – Today marks the United Nations International Day of the Older […]
Volunteer Appreciation!
Marlene Schlotterbeck, thanks for your remarkable support during the Pandemic! We are especially grateful for the extraordinary dedication of our volunteer Marlene Schlotterbeck, who has made outstanding contributions to our Provincial and Greater Victoria Caregiver Support Program. Marlene first connected with us in 2019 at our Victoria Evening Support Group. Our facilitator and staff […]
Personalized Caregiver Support Plan
Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC Caregiving is on a continuum and along the caregiving journey, situations change, transitions happen, care needs of the recipient change and caregiving needs change. While uncertainty is a certainty with caregiving, a caregiver support plan can give you a foundation and […]
The Power of Planning Well
By Dr. Daren Heyland, Founder of Plan Well Guide Worried about what might happen to you or a loved one you are caring for if they were to get seriously ill? With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to forage on, it has left many people feeling overwhelmed and wondering how long both this feeling and the […]
Dear Caregiver Support Line
This is a new addition to our quarterly Caregiver Connection, where we answer questions from family and friend caregivers. My husband is being discharged next week and I’m worried about having him come home and not knowing what to do or what to plan for. How do I best plan for hospital discharge? ~ […]
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