Read: Caregiver Learning Centre

Articles:

• Indigenous Caregiver Resources (Metis, First Nations, Inuit)
• Tips on Being a Healthcare Consumer
• What is a Caregiver Support Group
• Volunteer Organizations
• Community Based Support Services
• Hiring a Health Care Provider
• Bridge 4 You MAiD Information
• Home-Based Care Services

Caregiver Check-In

• Resilience Check-in 
• Are You a Family Caregiver?

Articles:

• Resiliency Tool Box
• Caregivers Can Plan for the Unknown Future
• Self-Care Tool Kit Sheets
• Keeping a Caregiving Diary: The Benefit of Journaling
• Coping with Unexpected Changes
• Goal Setting
• Family Dynamics and Caregiving
• Increasing Your Resiliency
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
• Reducing Caregiver Isolation
• Asking and Accepting Help
• Caregiving While Living with Pain

Flipbook:

• Caregiver Support Plan
• Caregiver Plan (Worksheet that accompanies Caregiver Support Plan)
• Understanding Your Caregiver Needs (Worksheet that accompanies Caregiver Support Plan)
• Building Your Personal Resilience
• Family Caregiving: Don’t Do it Alone
• Taking Care of Yourself: Self-Care for Family and Friend Caregiver
• Looking Inward: 3 Tips for Caregiver Wellbeing

Tip Sheets:

• Exploring Your Relationship to Self and Others
• Intention Setting
• Managing Expectations
• Self-Care During Uncertain Times

Articles:

• Advocating for a Family Member
• How to Advocate for You and Your Family Member
• When the Person You Care for Resists Help
• Communication Skills for Family and Friend Caregivers
• Caregiving and Empathy
• Tips for Visiting Someone with Dementia
• The Importance of Healthy Boundaries in Caregiving

Blogs:

• Assertive and Effective Communication

Flipbook:

• Finding and Using Your Voice as a Partner in Care

Articles:

• Overview Of Financial General Resources, Tax Benefits And Credits For Caregivers

Blogs:

• Personal Planning Tool

External Resources:

CRA General Enquiries Line: 1-800-959-8281 (TTY: 1-800-665-0354) from 8:00am – 8:00pm & Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm

• Alzheimer’s Society British Columbia Guide To Income Tax and Benefits: 2022 Tax Year
• Financial Aid for Medical Equipment
• Involuntary Separation
• Government of Canada Benefits Finder
• My Voice: Expressing My Wishes for Future Health Care Treatment – Advance Care Planning Guide

Articles:

• Anticipatory Grief Package: Information for Patients and Families
• Acknowledging the Losses Associated with Caregiving
• How Are You Coping With Ongoing Losses?
• Illness and Grief
• Eight Myths About Grief
• After Death Checklist from Government of BC

Blogs:

• Grief is a Universal Experience
• The Grief Response
• Loss and grief are part of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s

Articles:

• Use Your Emergency Room Wisely
• Tips for Navigating the Healthcare System
• Hiring a Healthcare Provider
• Preparing for a Visit to the ED

External Resources:

• Here to Help
• Bridge 4 You MAiD Information

Blogs:

• Dear Caregiver Support Line: Planning for Hospital Discharge

Flipbook:

• Team-Based Care: A Guide for Family Caregivers as Partners

Articles:

• Legal Resource Guide for Caregivers
• Hidden and Invisible: Seniors Abuse and Neglect in British Columbia
  • Report from the Office of the Seniors Advocate published December 2021
• Practical Guide To Elder Abuse and Neglect Law in Canada
• Elder Abuse and Neglect
• Elder Abuse Decision Tree

Power of Attorney

• Enduring Powers of Attorney/Bank Powers of Attorney
• How to Revoke a Power of Attorney
• Lifespan of a Power of Attorney
• Role of an Attorney
• Tip Sheet: Navigating your Power of Attorney as a Caregiver

Representation Agreements

• Amendments to a Representation Agreements
• Representation Agreements – Overview
• Representation Agreements Section 7-Standard Powers 
• Representation Agreements Section 9-Broader Powers
• Representation Agreements vs. Enduring Power of Attorney

Wills

• Beneficiary Designation
• Living Wills and Advance Care Directives
• When to Update Your Will

Other Legal Considerations

• Caring Financially for the Disabled Adult
• Health Care Consent
• Involuntary Separation
• My Voice – Advance Care Planning Guide
• The New Registered Disability Savings Plan
• The Nidus eRegistry
• The Nidus Guide to Personal Planning

Articles:

• Caregiving from a Distance
• Tips for Long-Distance Caregivers
• Long-Distance Caregiving: Closing the Gap

Blog:

• What You Practice Grows Stronger

Articles:

• Are you a Family or Friend Caregiver?
• Challenges and Benefits of Caregiving
• New to Caregiving: Finding the Right Information 

Flip Book:

• New to Caregiving: How to Prepare and What you Need to Know

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care: Based on National Principles and Norms of Practice (2002) defines “Informal Caregivers” as caregivers who are “not members of an organization. They have no formal training, and are not accountable to standards of conduct or practice. They may be family members or friends.” Caregiving can be difficult. The following resources may help:

External Resources:

• Living Lessons® Campaign and Resources
• A Caregiver’s Guide: A Handbook about End-of-Life Care
• Directory of Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Programs and Services
• The Role of Informal Caregivers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Canada: A Discussion of the Legal, Ethical and Moral Challenges (VOICE in Health Policy Demonstration Project)
• “Ask a Professional” with the Canadian Virtual Hospice
• Health Authority Guidance for Medical Assistance in Dying
• Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD): A Guide to Support Patients and Families

Articles:

• A Checklist for Family Caregivers: Watch for Signs
• Wearable Technology
• Preventing Falls in Your Home and Yard
• Choosing Home Medical Equipment and Supplies
• Personal Care
• Home Adaptations Can Ease the Demands of Caregiving
• Incontinence – Causes and Approaches
• Home-Based Care Services

External Resources:

• Caregiving Demonstrations from Canadian Virtual Hospice

Tip Sheet:

• Caring for a Loved One Living With Pain

Articles:

• Internet Supported, App Supported and Online Caregiver Resources

Blogs:

• User-friendly steps to Join our Virtual Support Group Using Zoom

Articles:

• Sudden Shifts in Caregiving
• Parallel Paths: The Changes Experienced in the Caregiving Relationship
• Keeping a Caregiving Diary: The Benefits of Journaling
• Untangling All The Emotions
• No More Guilt
• Checking In on How You Are Feeling
• Boundaries
• Guilt and Making Decisions: Role of Adult Children in Assisting Parents
• Reducing Guilt
• The Dance Between Guilt and Resentment
• Compassion Fatigue
• Exploring Your Relationship to Self and Others
• Intention Setting as a Caregiver
• Managing Caregiver Expectations

Blogs:

• How do I find a Therapist or Counsellor?
• Part 1: Why Boundary Setting is Important for Caregivers 
• Part 2: How to Set Boundaries as a Caregiver
• Caregiving & Unexpected Changes

Flipbook:

• Moving from Home to Facility

Articles:

• Long-Term Care Resources
• Planning for Your Care Needs: Help in Selecting a Residential Care Facility
• Facility Selection Checklist
• Caregiving After Facility Placement
• Facility Placement: Coping With the Move
• Managing the Transition to Facility Placement
• Making Visits Count
• Needs Based Access to Facility Care: A Review
• Things to Do While Visiting Your Care Recipient in Care
• The Health Care System and You – A Spouse Alone

Blogs:

• Moving to Complex Care
• Dear Caregiver Support Line: Considerations for Moving to Long-Term Care

Articles:

• Balancing Family Caregiving and Employment
• Strategies to Make the Workplace More Caregiver Friendly

Blogs:

• Working Caregivers Give from their Hearts and Wallets
• Balancing Work and Caregiving

Flip Book:

• Supporting an Employed Caregiver