Reading Time: 4 minutes A national seniors strategy needs to account for complexity in the aging process, including risk and vulnerability
Tag: Caregivers
Canada a warmth of caring in the frozen north
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians tend to see caring as just the stuff of everyday life – ordinary people doing what comes naturally
Coping with the family burdens related to caregiving
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our Family Ties column examines the issues of caregiving in Canadian society, and what we can do to alleviate some of the burden
More community care means less time in nursing homes
Reading Time: 4 minutes But a study shows that residents in those regions are entering nursing homes with more complex care needs
Small acts of kindness turn the myth of self-care into reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Building self-care into natural caregiving requires a mind shift. Natural caring relationships are reciprocal. Our job is both to give and to receive care
Caregivers play a central role in their loved one’s health
Reading Time: 3 minutes Family caregivers and professional providers must work together to achieve well-being for people with chronic and complex diseases
A caregiver’s perspective: Do you see what I see?
Reading Time: 3 minutes No professional care provider can see what we see – what was, what is and what can be for our family members and friends
When a caregiver becomes a care receiver
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lesson learned: We need to apply child-friendly practices to adult care because when you are ill or injured, you feel like a child again
The challenge of talking about caregiving at work
Reading Time: 3 minutes Developing a language that meaningfully resonates with our experiences is an essential step toward creating and leveraging social support
It’s time to change the culture of living with a disability in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The disability family has been an afterthought for governments, service agencies and organizations for far too long