- Practical tips
- Guides for caregivers
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The caregiver’s role
- Ten caregiver myths
- How to avoid burnout during back-to-school season
- Caregivers: a multitude of journeys
- Taking care of yourself
- Accepting help
- Secondary caregivers
- Managing guilt
- Managing your loved one's aggression
- A support group, is that for me?
- Balancing work and caring for a loved one
- Normal ageing, what is it?
- Accompanying a loved one in a hospital setting
- Supporting a loved one in palliative care
- Talking with children about illness
- Travelling with a loved one with loss of autonomy? It’s possible!
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Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders
- What you need to know about Alzheimer’s disease
- Alzheimer's disease and safety in the home: a few tips
- What you need to know about Parkinson's disease
- What you need to know about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) : resources and references
- Communicating with a person who has a neurocognitive disorder
- Sexuality and cognitive impairments
- Managing challenging behaviours
- Staying active despite cognitive impairments
- Protection mandate and legal issues
- Understanding Home Support Services
- Financial issues
- Safety issues
- Health and prevention
- Accommodation
- Guides for caregivers
Caregiver Support is a free and confidential phone consultation, information and referral service for the caregivers, as well as friends and family, practitioners and health care professionals.
Initiative of the Table de réflexion et d’action des retraités et des aînés of the Rivière-du-Nord RCM, with the support of L’Appui Laurentides and the CISSS des Laurentides.
Initiative of the Comité de soutien aux proches aidants d’aînés de Laval, with the support and participation of L'Appui Laval.
Guide produced by the Direction des soins infirmiers of the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS)
Looking after a loved one who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour is an act of love that can be very difficult, but also very rewarding. The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has released its new Brain Tumour Caregiver Handbook. This handbook does
These 12 minutes identify the 12 realities that caregivers go through along their journey and encourage them not to hesitate to ask for help. The 12 minutes are available in both paper (booklet format) and digital format.