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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.
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
Caregiver Well-Being
Caregiver Check-In
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
- Intention Setting
- Managing Expectations
- Self-Care During Uncertain Times
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
- Peace of Mind: A Caregiver’s Guide to Contingency Planning
Tip Sheets:
Webinars:
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 Tips for Family Caregivers
- Caregiving and Empathy
- Tips for Visiting Someone with Dementia
- The Importance of Healthy Boundaries in Caregiving
- Assertive and Effective Communication
Flipbook:
E-Courses:
Financial Information
Articles:
- Overview of Financial General Resources, Tax Benefits and Credits for Caregivers
- Personal Planning Tool
- Involuntary Separation
External Resources:
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Grief & Loss
Articles:
- Coping with Anticipatory Grief
- Recognizing the Hidden Losses of Caregiving
- Coping With Ongoing Change and Loss
- Caregiving Through Serious Illness: Understanding Grief and Change
- Eight Myths About Grief
- Grief is a Universal Experience
- The Grief Response
- Navigating Loss and Grief While Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s
External Resources:
Legal Matters
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
Flipbook:
Peace of Mind: A Caregiver’s Guide to Contingency Planning
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
Other Legal Considerations
Long Distance Caregiving
Mindfulness
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:
Supports & Personal Care
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
Flipbook:
External Resources:
- Caregiving Demonstrations from Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Caring for a Loved One Living With Pain
The Emotional Side of Caregiving
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:
Transitioning to Long-Term Care
Flipbook:
- Moving from Home to Facility
- More Than a Visitor: A Family Caregiver’s Guide to Long-Term Care in BC
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:
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