Handout Are you worried for your elderly parents who live alone? Are you an older adult living independently? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then this learning event is for you. This webinar provides an introduction to the role technology can play in fostering independence, improving quality of living, and reducing caregiver […]
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Make an Action Plan that Gets Results!
As a caregiver, you are one of over 1,000,000 caregivers in British Columbia who daily juggles more than your own calendar and activities. At Family Caregivers of BC, we hear from people like you all of the time. You may be so busy managing competing priorities that finding time for your own becomes a mammoth […]
Caregiver Decision Guide
Handout Family caregivers provide most of the care at home for ill family/friends but often report they are not well prepared nor well supported to confidently carry out this essential work. This webinar will focuses on an interactive resource designed to assist family caregivers anticipate and identify needs. The decision guide helps caregivers assess their […]
Advance Care Planning for Caregivers
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a way for you to think, talk and plan for health care that is right for you before a crisis happens. ACP has been shown to reduce the anxiety and distress that can accompany living with serious illness, frailty and end of life for both the person with the illness […]
Things to Know on the Caregiving Journey
Do you wonder how you got here? Did your caregiving role start out small and keep growing? Do you wish you had known what you know now at the beginning? Do you wonder what you still don’t know? No matter where you are in the caregiving journey, this webinar has information designed to assist you. […]
Injury Prevention for the Family Caregiver
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Medical Assistance in Dying MAiD
Handout End of life decisions are some of the most difficult decisions one may have to face. Since 2016, medical assistance in dying has been legalized in Canada. This learning event will provide an in-depth account on everything you need to know about medical assistance in dying (MAiD). This webinar is designed to provide information […]
Navigating the End of Life: a Road Map for Caregivers
Is someone you love facing a terminal illness? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Uncertain what to do next? In this webinar, we talk about practical suggestions for taking care of yourself and your loved one in the time that remains. Working with your loved one to locate and organize important documents and information in the time […]
Caregiver Insights into Palliative Care
Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 This webinar focuses on palliative care, what programs are available in the community in BC, who to ask about them and what they can do for you.
Caregiver Loss & Grief
If you are a caregiver, you deal with loss and grief. Some days more than others perhaps but it is always there, incremental and undeniable. Whether it is the loss and grief associated with your own life and the way it used to be, or the loss and grief associated with being a witness to […]