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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 […]

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 […]

Planning for Caregiving – Is Your Suitcase Completely Packed?

Written by Rick Lauber Itinerary, passport, plane tickets, hotel reservations, camera, extra clothes … packing for a trip takes a great deal of planning. Becoming and serving as a caregiver for an aging parent, a friend, a child, or a spouse/partner can be a trip as well requiring similar planning. Having a set route to […]