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Canada needs a National Caregiving Strategy to meaningfully support caregivers across the country. A successful strategy must reflect the experiences and priorities of caregivers with lived experience. To celebrate National Caregiver Month, Family Caregivers of BC is hosting a joint consultation with the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), where you can share your ideas […]

By Lycia Rodrigues, Caregiver Support Manager, FCBC Last fall, while attending the Canadian Caregiving Summit, I had the opportunity to connect with young caregiver organizations and learn more about the supports and challenges experienced by approximately 1.25 million young caregivers in Canada.  Oliver Fitzpatrick, a panelist at the Summit and the Young Carers Coordinator with […]

By Aaron Yukich, Caregiver Support Line (CSL) Coordinator, FCBC For many family/friend caregivers, embarking on the caregiving journey is a life transition full of unseen challenges and uncertainty. Many of us are stepping into this role for the first time, without any training or roadmap to lead the way. Heading into these uncharted waters can […]

By Kate Landreth, Learning and Education Lead, FCBC There is no relationship more important than the one you have with yourself, and a strong connection with yourself allows you to navigate the peaks and valleys of caregiving. Being connected to yourself means being able to regularly check in with yourself, to understand your emotions, sensations, […]

Dementia is a disease that many people are diagnosed with. One of the symptoms of this disease is that the people who have it can no longer learn new information, remember things after a few minutes, or in some cases remember past information. Every waking moment is a “first” time experience. It is the first […]

By Wendy Johnstone, Director of Programs and Innovation, Family Caregivers of BC “The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.” – Tom Ford 2023 was dubbed the Year of the Loneliness. Despite returning to life as we once knew it including re-connecting with our friends and family, loneliness continues to […]

Our latest podcast features, Kristie, a young caregiver who set aside a significant part of her adolescence to become the sole caregiver for her mother, who was navigating schizophrenia and anorexia. The medical professionals, counselors, and groups from whom she sought assistance, however, never gave her the title of “caregiver.” As such, it took her […]

We invite you to join one or all of these webinars to deepen your knowledge and connect with a community dedicated to improving dementia care at home. This series is in collaboration with the Alzheimer Society of BC.  Care at home: Caregiver stories Date: Wednesday, February 14 , Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. PT. Come join us […]

From the Creative Visualization Workbook by Shakti Gawain Revised for publication by Family Caregivers of BC 2021 Creative goal setting and visualization are positive, inexpensive, and helpful techniques to deal with any stressful situation. They can be performed almost anywhere. One has only to take a few minutes, find a quiet/comfortable spot, and begin to […]