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Timing it Right: Providing Support and Resources Along the Caregiving Trajectory

March 28, 2022

Timing it Right

If you see patients living with complex, chronic disease or frailty due to aging, you will likely see their family or friend caregivers too. In those moments – in as little as 10 seconds – you have the opportunity to enhance your impact by connecting with those family caregivers. Evidence shows that caregivers who are […]

Helping Family Caregivers Feel Seen and Heard

March 23, 2022

Webinar for Healthcare Professionals: Helping Family Caregivers Feel Seen and Heard

Research shows that when health care professionals partner with and support family caregivers, safety, well-being, and health outcomes for patients and their caregivers improve. Health care professionals are in an ideal position to identify and include emerging or seasoned caregivers as part of your patients’ care teams. Family caregivers bring valuable context and information to […]

Tax Information and Financial Resources for Caregivers

March 22, 2022

Caregiving comes along with many financial costs. These can include medical expenses, renovation costs, loss of income, and more. It can be challenging for caregivers to navigate the various processes for applying for tax credits, benefits, and claiming expenses. Recent changes made by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) impact qualifying criteria and how to provide documents […]

Accessing Community Resources

October 21, 2021

Join Wendy Johnstone in this recording for a Facebook conversation about Accessing Community Resources. For more resources on this topic, click on the links below: Family Caregivers of BC Newsletter: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/contact-us/newsletter-subscription/ Local Victoria caregivers – Greater Victoria Walk and Talk Group:  https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/events/greater-victoria-walk-talk-caregiver-group-2/ Family Caregivers of BC Virtual Support Groups – https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/family-caregiver-support-groups/ Accessing Community Resources Pages with links […]

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others

October 15, 2021

Please enjoy ‘Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others’ with Susana Farinha, a seasoned therapist informed by a holistic, person-centered, collaborative and somatic attachment trauma approach for a webinar that focuses on your wellness and wellbeing. Caring for Yourself While Caring For Others webinar will discuss compassion fatigue and how the body and mind deals […]

The Power of Planning Well: Advance Serious Illness Planning

September 3, 2021

  In this webinar hosted by Family Caregivers of BC, Dr. Daren Heyland, founder of Plan Well Guide and critical care physician and researcher, will present on the Plan Well Guide, an aid to support decision-making in serious illness. The focus of the webinar is to highlight the current deficiencies in communication, decision-making and planning […]

Just Breathe: Mindfulness Practice

September 2, 2021

Join Kate Landreth this morning with some simple information about breathing and its benefits! If you need mental health support, our caregiver support line staff are here to help at 1-877-520-3266. Visit our website for more caregiver resources – https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/caregiver-learning-center/

Caregiver Burnout and Feeling Stuck

August 26, 2021

Join Wendy Johnstone in this recording for a Facebook conversation about Caregiver Burnout and Feeling Stuck. For more resources on this topic to support you that will support you with making a personalized caregiver plan, read: “Personalized Caregiver Support Plan” Blog Post: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/life-balance/personalized-caregiver-support-plan/ Create a Caregiver Support Plan with this worksheet: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FCBC-Caregiver-Plan.pdf “The Resilience Battery: Why […]

Three-Minute Breathing Space

August 15, 2021

Join Kate as she explains a simple breathing technique that you can use during your busy day. She takes you through the three steps of awareness, gathering the breath and attention in the belly, and then expanding your awareness to the entire body. The aim is to use this technique often so that you can […]

How Caregivers Show Up as Essential Partners in Care

July 15, 2021

How we show up as a care partner has a lot to do with our mindset. Shifting our mindset to having an understanding that our needs are as important as the person we care for can be hugely impactful. While it will not remove the peaks and valleys that come with caregiving, it can positively […]

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