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The articles and information in your Everyday Guidebook is provided by sponsors from across Canada who believe in building community by connecting neighbours. To help strengthen these connections, they have made a commitment to share these useful articles on everyday topics for your benefit. You will find that many items apply across Canada, while some are specific to your region or Province.
Caring for someone who is terminally ill? Go To Virtual Hospice
February 23, 2009 -- . How do I support someone who is terminally ill?
. How do I find hospice and palliative care services in my area?
. What can I expect when death ...
"Smart-size" your golden years
December 13, 2007 -- "Smart-size" your golden years(NC)-You've worked hard throughout your life, enjoyed a satisfying career, raised a beautiful family, and now ...
KEEPING It Together: a practicalresource for parents of children and youth with special needs
October 25, 2007 -- KEEPING It Together: a practicalresource for parents of children and youth with special needs, or'the KIT', may look like a simple binder. But its cre...
Balancing career and care
October 25, 2007 -- JUST as they are finishing off the task of raising children, many Canadians face a new challenge in life — providing care to aging parents, relatives ...
Financial Assistance for Home Modification
October 25, 2007 -- CANADA Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offer two national financial assistance programs for home modification. Funding is available for both h...
Preventing medication errors
October 25, 2007 -- GEORGE (not his real name), an 80-year-old man, goes into hospital with pneumonia. During his stay, the doctors change his blood pressure and chest pa...
Bringing health care home
August 21, 2006 -- Bringing health care home
Transitional care and support
program helps caregivers cope
Susan and Rolf Huhn work with a transitional team that provid...
Degrees of Dementia
June 23, 2006 -- Degrees of Dementia
In many care-giving situations the person who is being cared for has the ability for limited self-care. This allows the caregiver...
Raising Children with Sun-Sensitive Porphyria
May 20, 2006 -- Raising Children with Sun-Sensitive Porphyria
When our sons, Willem and Marcus, were born, my husband, Nick, and I looked into their little f...
Caring Support For Those Who Care For Veterans
April 19, 2006 --
The government of Canada has
declared 2005 to be the Year
of the Veteran.
THIS special year offers Canadians many wonderful opportunities to cele...
Diabetes…What I've Learned and What Caregivers Need to Know
April 19, 2006 --
BY RANDY MCLAUGHLIN
I have diabetes. I am what is known as a Type II diabetic (more on this later). I am also in the business of providing medical ...
10 Essential Tools For Family Caregivers
January 23, 2006 --
10 Essential Tools for Family Caregivers
There are many choices and options available to help family caregivers in making their caregiving manageab...
Family Caregiving During the Holiday Season
December 19, 2005 -- FOR most families, holidays are filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter and memories. But for families who are in the midst of a...
When caring for children requires a 'caregiver'
August 19, 2005 --
AH, the joy of raising children. Their natural curiosity, sweet smiling faces, endless questions, bounding energy….Parenting challenges the best in ...
Caregiver Stress
July 19, 2005 --
TAKING care of a family member can be incredibly overwhelming. Now, new research shows that when we care for others, you often aren’t caring for you...
Very Extreme Home Makeover
June 20, 2005 --
BY LYNN PEISNER
ONE hammer and a little paint won't exactly change your life, but if 100 people pick up hammers and paintbrushes, well, that...
Steps for a Safer, More Secure Home
May 19, 2005 --
HAVING a safe and secure home for your care recipient can make them more independent, and make them happier while at the same time reducing your wor...
Home telehealth is the future: Educating the public is key
April 19, 2005 -- BY JOHN SCHRAMPresident and CEOWeCare Home Health Services
OUR health care system is bursting at the seams; the pressure continues to build. Canadian...
10 Essential Tools for Family Caregivers
March 21, 2005 -- There are many choices and options available to help family caregivers in making their caregiving manageable. Once you are a family caregiver, what do...
When and How to Seek Help for Elderly Parents
February 21, 2005 --
BY JOHN P. SCHRAM, President and CEO of We Care Health Service Inc.
WE go through life and seldom consider our everyday activities such as driving,...
Canadians Denied Hospice Palliative Care
January 19, 2005 --
OTTAWA, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - A national report released today showed that of the 160,000 Canadians who die each year of a terminal illness, only five to ...
Circles of Kindness
December 20, 2004 --
I need to write this and I hope it affects someone – someone who can make a difference. Thus began a letter received at The Family Care...
Family Member? Maybe Not! Check before you take leave
November 19, 2004 --
BY MEG FEDERICO
RUTH McNutt, 72 suffers from pulmonary hypertension, kidney failure, and cancer. She had been in and out of the hospital with...
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