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Resources to read and support you in all aspects in caregiving

Before you explore our many resources, we encourage you to first check-in with yourself  to understand what you may need for support. Please click below on the the caregiver self-assessment and resilience check-in.

  • Caregiver Self-Assessment
  • Resilience Check-in 

Below are top articles, tips, tools and flipbooks for caregivers to read, with evidence informed themes to support you in all aspects in caregiving. We also have a quarterly Caregiver Connection newsletter that is full of helpful articles and resources

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Accessing Community Resources

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
  • Home-Based Care Services
  • United Way Family and Friends Caregiver Information and Resource Handbook (for lower mainland)
Caregiver Well-Being

Caregiver Check-In

  • Resilience Check-in 
  • Caregiver Self-Assessment

Articles:

  • NEW! Caregivers Can Plan for the Unknown Future
  • Keeping a Caregiving Diary: The Benefit of Journaling
  • Checking on How You Are Feeling
  • Caregivers’ Bill of Rights
  • Coping with those Unexpected Changes
  • Creative Goal Setting/How to Value Yourself
  • Emotional Impact of Caregiving
  • Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Hints for Stress Reduction
  • Increasing Resiliency
  • Preventing Caregiver Burnout
  • Reducing Caregiver Isolation
  • The Eleven Commandments of Stress Management for Peace of Mind
  • When Asking for Help Is Hard
  • Accepting Help is Essential
  • Family Caregiver Health

Flipbook:

  • Caregiver Support Plan (New resource)
  • 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

Tip Sheets:

  • Exploring Your Relationship to Self and Others
  • Intention Setting
  • Managing Expectations
  • Self-Care During Uncertain Times
  • Caregiving While Living with Pain

Blogs:

  • Are you a healthy caregiver?
  • Caregiving Done Safely
Communication Skills

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
  • Strategies for Spending a Successful Day With a Person With Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Tips for Visiting People With Dementia 
  • The Importance of Healthy Boundaries in Caregiving

Blogs:

  • The 4P system for making difficult family caregiving decisions
  • Assertive and Effective Communication

Flipbook:

  • Finding and Using Your Voice as a Partner in Care
Financial Information

Articles:

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

Blogs:

  • Personal Planning Tool

External Resources:

  • Financial Aid for Medical Equipment
  • Involuntary Separation
  • My Voice: Expressing My Wishes for Future Health Care Treatment – Advance Care Planning Guide
  • Government of Canada-Benefits for Caregivers
  • Bridge 4 You MAiD Information
Grief & Loss

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
  • Shattering Eight Myths About Grief
  • After Death Checklist from Government of BC

Blogs:

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

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

Blogs:

  • Dear Caregiver Support Line: Planning for Hospital Discharge
Legal Matters

Articles:

Legal Resource Guide for Caregivers

NEW! Elder Abuse

  • 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

  • Amendments and Enduring Powers of Attorney made before September 01, 2011
  • 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
Long Distance Caregiving

Articles:

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

Tip Sheet:

  • How to Support Remotely – created to support at a distance caregiving during COVID-19
Mindfulness

Blog:

  • What You Practice Grows Stronger
New to Caregiving

Articles:

  • Are you a Family or Friend Caregiver?
  • Challenges and Benefits of Caregiving

Flip Book:

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

Blogs:

  • New to Caregiving: Finding the Right Information 
Palliative Care

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
  • Research to support caregiving at the end of life
  • Health Authority Guidance for Medical Assistance in Dying
  • Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD): A Guide to Support Patients and Families
Supports & Personal Care

Articles:

  • 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
Technology

Articles:

  • Internet Supported, App Supported and Online Caregiver Resources

Blogs:

  • User-friendly steps to Join our Virtual Support Group Using Zoom
The Emotional Side of Caregiving

Articles:

  • NEW: 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

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
  • My Caregiver Journey
  • Caregiving & Unexpected Changes

Tip Sheets:

  • Exploring Your Relationship to Self and Others
  • Intention Setting
  • Managing Expectations
Transitioning to Long-Term Care

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
Work & Caregiving

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

What’s New

  • We are looking for a Caregiver Coach!
  • Read our Spring Caregiver Newsletter!
  • VCH Adult Day Center Programs: Where Caring Makes Community Thrive

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