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To celebrate National Volunteer Week 2022, we are profiling a new FCBC volunteer each day this week! Today, we feature a Q&A with our amazing volunteer, Annemarie Travers. Name: Annemarie Travers Volunteer Role: Currently a Support Group Facilitator and Memory Cafe host. I previously volunteered for Advanced Care Planning training, as an interviewer for the […]

Written by Stacey Dawes, Volunteer Management Lead, Family Caregivers of BC. Our volunteers have made extraordinary contributions to support caregivers this past year and we want to acknowledge and honour these efforts. Volunteers are invaluable to Family Caregivers of BC and to our community. These are truly unprecedented times, and thanks to the determination and […]

As a family and friend caregiver, you are a partner in care. Yet sometimes it may not feel like that. While our health system has embraced the patient and family-centered health care approach, it will take time to transform how family and friend caregivers are included on the front lines of care. Finding and using […]

On March 10, 2022, Family Caregivers of BC (FCBC) received a generous $7,500 donation from 100+ Men Who Care Victoria. This donation complemented a substantial donation from their ‘sister group’, 100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula. This organization donated $16,800 to FCBC in 2020. Both philanthropic groups meet regularly to vote on a local charity […]

There is no magic crystal ball to predict the life span and well-being of an aging parents, spouse or yourself. Most seniors or boomers don’t typically think about needing care, so planning ahead is challenging. Not planning ahead can put increased pressure on family members and lead to fewer options in a crisis. In this […]

Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Mr. Jones is an 83-year-old widower living in his own home. When asked, he’ll say he is doing “fair to middling.” He’ll go on to tell you his legs are tired and wobbly, […]

Our Winter Caregiver Connection Newsletter is online! As always, we’ve filled it with content to provide information, education and support to family and friend caregivers. This issue includes articles on creative goal setting, planning for the year ahead, how to recharge as a caregiver, hiring private care, and much more! 💙 Read the latest issue […]

Engaging with creativity is a form of self-care that can benefit both a caregiver and a care recipient in many ways. In 2015, psychologist and art therapist Dr. Cathy Malchiodi cited multiple studies confirming that being creative can increase positive emotions, lessen depressive symptoms, reduce stress, decrease anxiety, and even improve immune system functioning. A […]

On February 2022, Victoria Lougheed of Family Caregivers of BC discussed ‘Engaging Choice in the Caregiving Relationship’ in our FCBC Facebook Live. Choosing to be a caregiver is empowering for both you and your care recipient. In this Facebook Live, Victoria provides information and knowledge about how you can engage choice and feel more in […]

Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Our family was recently impacted by an emergency, and an aging relative was hospitalized. With ongoing restrictions due to COVID, there were limitations to in-person visits and some family members involved in care […]