When a caregiver becomes a care receiver
CAREGIVING: 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 ($)
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Tag: Family Ties
The challenge of talking about caregiving at work
CAREGIVING: Developing a language that meaningfully resonates with our experiences is an essential step toward creating and leveraging social support ($$)
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It’s time to change the culture of living with a disability in Canada
HEALTH/LIFESTYLE: The disability family has been an afterthought for governments, service agencies and organizations for far too long (FREE)
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Six places to find local caregiver support
Here are some community resources where help might be found in your neighbourhood. There may be more caregiver support than you imagined
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No going back from suddenly becoming a caregiver
CAREGIVING: There are a few basic truths that reveal themselves in almost every story of sudden-onset caregiving. The first is that love remains intact ($)
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Caregivers mustn’t be afraid to ask for help
CAREGIVING: While care for those we love creates meaningful experiences, it can also lead to exhaustion, isolation and burnout. We need to welcome help ($)
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Five (bad) assumptions caregivers must overcome
FAMILY TIES: These assumptions can harm caregivers over time. Happiness and fulfilment are emotions that must be generated from within ($)
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No going back from suddenly becoming a caregiver
CAREGIVING: There are a few basic truths that reveal themselves in almost every story of sudden-onset caregiving. The first is that love remains intact ($)
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Growing number of seniors lack support of family, friends
Unbefriended,’ these isolated seniors require more help to safeguard their access to basic daily needs, including companionship, and improve their quality of life (FREE)
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Do intentional communities make retirement sense?
SENIOR CARE: Picturing a idyllic rural setting with exercise, freedom, stimulation – and support as needed. All crafted to cater to seniors ($$)
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Siblings who become caretakers often lack adequate support
Individuals with developmental disabilities live longer than ever and that means the responsibility for care is shifting to siblings (FREE)
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A spirit gone, but enduring through lessons well taught
ROBINSON Bruce Webster defined how best to live life: with respect, humour, physical and intellectual rigour, and a willingness to take risks (PREMIUM membership content)
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