Caregiver / Care Partner Support and Resources

Presentations

Resources

• ALZeducate - free online dementia courses and webinars, Alzheimer Soceity 
• Alzheimer Soceity of Canada
  • Caring for a person living with dementia resources:
    • What to expect as the person's dementia progresses
    • Understanding symptoms
    • Providing day-to-day care
    • Ensuring safety and security
    • Long distance caregiving
    • Long-term care
    • End-of-life care
    • Looking after yourself
      • Reducing caregiver stress
  • Resources for friends and family members:
    • ​First steps for families after diagnosis
    • Understanding how your relationship may change
    • Communicating with people living with dementia
    • Managing ambiguous loss and grief
    • Making meaningful visits
    • Helping children understand dementia
    • Helping teens understand dementia
    • Holidays and special occasions
• Baycrest Quick-Response Caregiver Tool^TM
• Heart In Mind Activation Therapy Booklet, VHA Home HealthCare in partnership with Baycrest’s Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation
• Heart In Mind Activation Therapy E-Module, VHA Home HealthCare in partnership with Baycrest’s Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation
• Forward with Dementia, University of Waterloo
• Rare Dementia Support Canada (RDS Canada): RDS Canada provides a free information and support service for people living with, or affected by, a diagnosis of rare dementia 
• Living with Dementia: Resources for Living Well, University of Waterloo
• Young Carers
  • Young Caregivers Assoication
  • Lorenzo's House, virtual support for youth and families impacted by a loved one diagnosed with young-onset dementia
  • ​Young Carers Project, a project working together with young carers to share information and resources, educate the community about the existence and needs of young carers and to have involvement in national and international young carer movements.

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