If you’re looking for an opportunity to share your coaching skills with caregivers in need of emotional support, assistance navigating the healthcare system, ideas and resources around setting SMART goals, and have the ability to provide compassionate active listening skills to conversations, then check out our contract position!
Read our Spring Caregiver Newsletter!
Our Spring Newsletter is full of great articles that support and celebrate caregivers! You can read the newsletter here. Articles in this issue include: Fostering Caregiver Well-Being Volunteer Appreciation Extended Pharmacy Services Contingency Planning Dear Caregiver Support Line Appointing an Executor Keeping your Finances On Beat
VCH Adult Day Center Programs: Where Caring Makes Community Thrive
VCH Adult Day Center Programs: Where Caring Makes Community Thrive In Vancouver Coastal Health clients attend Adult Day Center programs in their community on average 1-2 days per week and are met by knowledgeable and caring staff. The day center offers a variety of services such as: Therapeutic social and recreational activities, Special events and […]
Our Latest Podcast – The Dementia Journey: A Caregiver’s Toolkit
In Episode 16 of our Caregivers Out Loud podcast, Bill Israel speaks with Amelia Gillies, a Support and Education Coordinator with the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. The experience of living and caring for someone with dementia is not always a universal experience and there can be different experiences. However, Amelia shares there are some similar […]
Read our Winter 2023 Caregiver Connection online!
The latest issue of Caregiver Connection is now online. We fill each issue with information specifically curated and written for family caregivers. You can read the Winter 2023 edition directly on our website. In this issue: Top Caregiving Resources in 2022 Tribute to Jane Sheaff Dear CSL – Long Distance Caregiving Caring from Afar Walking […]
FCBC Featured in United Way’s ‘Recipes from the Heart’ Cookbook
Caregiving for a loved one can easily take over your life; without the right tools and supports it can lead to negative health outcomes for the caregiver. Penelope Dawes reached out to Family Caregivers of BC to educate herself about self-care and caregiving for her husband of 51 years. Penelope’s caregiving story and her recipe for Beef Short […]
Join our Winter 2023 Circle of Care Training
Family Caregivers of BC invites staff and volunteers from community organizations with a caregiving support program to attend the Circle of Care training. This training will provide tools to strengthen and develop informal networks of support for family caregivers in BC. Join us on Jan 23, 24, and 25, 2023 from 10:00 am – 12:00 […]
Listen to our latest podcast: Music as a Caregiving Tool
In Episode 15 of our Caregivers Out Loud [podcast, Bill talks with Bev Foster, the founder of Musiccare by Room 217 and the Room 217 Foundation. Bev discovered that music helped build a connection with her father while he was in hospice care, in Room 217. After his passing, Bev formed the foundation to share […]
Watch our Latest Webinar: Fall Prevention Workshop
Our latest webinar is now online. In this informational session, Dr. Jennifer Davis of UBC provides tips on fall prevention as part of the national Fall Prevention Month November campaign. Watch it now on our FCBC website.
Join our November Webinar: Fall Prevention Workshop
Join us on Thursday, November 17 at 12:00 p.m. PT for our upcoming webinar: Fall Prevention Workshop: Overview of an Evidence-Based Model of Care for Older Adults Who Fall Did you know that falls are the leading cause of preventable hospitalization and loss of independence among adults over 50? It’s a shocking statistic, and […]
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