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Caring For Older Adults

Caring for different populations requires different kinds of knowledge and skills. In this section you will find resources to assist you in caring for older adults including seniors.

Canada-wide

50/50: Solving Family Conflict (Siblings as Caregivers)

Aging with a Developmental Disability, Transition Guide for Caregivers , Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities, 2005 – a 34 page pdf guide.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health – User-friendly Educational Guides for Seniors and their Families

The Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

CaregiverStress.com: Care for you while caring for an aging loved one.

Elder Care Canada. An advice and action consulting service aimed at adult children' seeking advice and hands-on help for all aspects of care for aging parents. Toronto-based, its services are available to clients across Canada, as well as internationally.

Long Term Care Planning Network. Information and resources on aging, caregiving and long term care planning.

Mental Health Issues in Long-Term Care Homes: a guide for seniors and their families, Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health, 2009, 17 pages.

Suicide Prevention among Older Adults: a guide for family members, Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health, 2009, 23 pages.

VON Canada, Community Respite Through Neighbours Helping Neighbours. A six-hour training program to help people develop a comfort level to help out in the community by teaching that you don't have to be a professional to help provide respite support.

VON sites that offer an "Adult Day Program"

VON Sites That Offer an "Alzheimer Day Program" (browse the Services section)

VON Sites that offer "In-Home Adult Respite"

VON Sites that offer "Overnight Respite Services"

Alberta

Alberta Seniors Benefit Program; Government of Alberta.

Care Options for Seniors; Alberta Health Services.

Housing Support Programs, Seniors and Community Supports, Government of Alberta.

Seniors and Disabilities Supports, Government of Alberta.

Senior Living Options, The right care in the right place, Alberta Health Services.

Special Needs Assistance for Seniors Program; Government of Alberta.

British Columbia

SeniorsBC.ca.

Helping Seniors Live Well, 9th edition, 2009. A 160 page pdf document that provides a wide variety of information and resources related to being and caring for a senior adult. Also available in French, Chinese, and Punjabi from here.

Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER).

Manitoba

55 Plus Program, Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs, Government of Manitoba. The 55 PLUS Program, a Manitoba Income Supplement, provides quarterly benefits to lower-income Manitobans who are 55 years of age and over, and whose incomes are within certain levels. Eligibility is based on income reported in your tax return from the previous year. Applications can be submitted anytime during the year.

New Brunswick

Hints for Caregivers, Seniors, Social Development, Government of New Brunswick.

Senior and Healthy Aging Secretariat, Government of New Brunswick.

Seniors' Guide to Services and Programs: Being informed in your Community, Government of New Brunswick, 2009 - a 50 page pdf document providing a variety of information and province-specific resources related to being and caring for an older adult.

Newfoundland and Labrador

For Seniors, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador.

NorthWest Territories

Together we can stop elder abuse campaign, Social Services, Government of Northwest Territories.

NWT Seniors Society.

Nova Scotia

Finding Independent Living Services, Access Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia.

Senior's Pharmacare Program, Health and Wellness, Nova Scotia.

Ontario

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly.

Caregiver Support, Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities.

Les Centres d'Accueil Heritage. Provides community long-term care services and rent-geared-to-income housing for the French-speaking community.

Elder Care Canada. An advice and action consulting service aimed at 'adult children' seeking advice and hands-on help for all aspects of care for aging parents. Toronto-based, its services are available to clients across Canada, as well as internationally.

Finding End-of-Life Care (Palliative Care), Seniors' Health, Life Events, Government of Ontario.

A Guide to Advanced Care Planning, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat, Government of Ontario - a 48 page pdf providing practical advice and information as well as provincially-specific resources for advance care planning.

A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat, Government of Ontario. A 262 page pdf comprehensive guide.

The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

Anishnawbe Health Toronto. Our mission is to improve the health and well being of Aboriginal People in spirit, mind, emotion and body by providing Traditional Healing within a multi-disciplinary health care model.

Ontario Seniors' Secretariat, Government of Ontario.

Elder Abuse, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat, Government of Ontario.

Yukon

Advance Directives, Yukon Health and Social Services, Yukon Government.


 
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