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Care at Home – Webinar Series for Caregivers

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 […]

Creative Goal Setting: How to Value Yourself

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 […]

What’s in Your Estate Bucket?

Written by Amy-Alexandra Jaworsky, a Victoria-based lawyer practicing in the areas of wills, probate, residential real estate, and corporate matters Legaleseis language used by lawyers and in legal documents that ordinary people find difficult to understand. Sad, but often true. For many lawyers, legalese creeps into their vocabulary during law school and continues throughout their […]

Mixed Emotions of Caregiving

Adapted from FCBC Resource Guide for Family Caregivers Caregiving can change your relationship with your family members, whether the person needing care is your parent, spouse, another relative, or an adult child. This change often brings up many issues and emotions. If you find that you are caregiving for elderly parents or other relatives, you […]

Dear Caregiver Support Line (Fall Edition)

By Aaron Yukich on behalf of the CSL Team My partner’s care needs are increasing and I’m starting to feel overwhelmed. We are currently eligible for home care support two days a week but the rest of the time we’re on our own. Currently, I help with my partner’s care needs, cook all the meals, […]

A Spotlight on Family Councils

Written By Lisa Dawson, Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils Lisa Dawson is the Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils and is Vice-President/Secretary for the Provincial Association of Family Councils: Independent Long-Term Care Councils Association of BC (ILTCCABC). Lisa is also a Co-chair of the long-term care home family […]

It’s Not You: Caregiving Within a Challenged Healthcare System

Written by Wendy Johnstone, Director of Programs and Innovation, Family Caregivers of BC (FCBC) A million British Columbians are without a regular primary care provider and are experiencing long wait times at medical clinics. While the government is working with its partners to improve access to primary care and bring fundamental change to the siloed […]

Fall Caregiver Café – Join Virtually or In-person

We have a special fall Caregiver Café event that is accessible to everyone across British Columbia! If you are in the Victoria area, you could join us in person (at the Yakimovich Wellness Centre in Victoria BC) or join us virtually from the comfort of your home (the event will be live-streamed). This is an […]