Category Archives: Caregivers
Elephant in the Room?
If you only have time to read only one article today and/or watch one video, you may wish to make it this one. Thanks, Peter, for bringing this topic to our attention. As you correctly noted, it is “profoundly eye-opening, unsettling, yet so important.” This “elephant” is definitely worth talking about.
A Hospital Halloween
A Canadian hospital is helping make the hospital experience less spooky for parents of sick or premature newborns.
Yesterday, I was talking to some friends whose son is in the Alberta Children’s Hospital. According to J.W., they had spent over $60.00 for a Halloween costume for their two-year-old son, M.W. Unfortunately, due to a medical issue that arose on October 29th, the costume had not been worn and remains in its original bag.
Hearing this, I was reminded of an initiative that had been started by two nurses on a neonatal unit. The end result saw babies wearing handmade felt Halloween costumes at a hospital in Edmonton. Click here to read the story.
A Must Read
A definite "must read" and time well spent. "'I am mine': This is what Alzheimer's is like at 4" #alzheimers #healthcare #familypresence #patientexperience https://t.co/4Vedw0aPTC
— Patients 4 Change (@Pts4Chg) September 19, 2018
Patient Scholarships | Canada Health Infoway
Are you a patient or caregiver who is passionate about helping shape health care in Canada?
As part of our commitment to amplifying the patient voice, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to patients, caregivers, and family members to attend the 2018 Infoway Partnership Conference in Montreal on November 13-14, 2018.
Click here for more information.
Understanding Dementia & Brain Health – Alzheimer Calgary
If you will be in Calgary or area on the evening of August 29/2018, this may be an event you want to attend. Given that dementia is becoming a reality for more people, the information provided is apt to be relevant to you or someone you know.
Another Chance
Did you miss the sold out first screening to "Movie to Movement: Creating the future of healthcare together". Here's your chance to join @gregswings this Tuesday night and participate! See you there? https://t.co/5FqKj8NbH9 via @Eventbrite
— Peter Fenwick, CHE (@strategytosales) June 4, 2018
What’s Important to Seniors’ Health in Alberta?
Do you live or work in the province of Alberta and are you:
- an older adult (65 years of age and over),
- a caregiver of an older adult (spouse; family member; friend; neighbour), or
- a clinician or health/social care provider (doctor; nurse; care aides; allied health provider; pharmacist; social worker) working with older adults?
If so, the Scientific Office of Alberta’s Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network invites you to complete the following survey. By responding to the survey, you will be helping to determine the direction/priorities for future research and initiatives in the area of seniors’ health.
Are you a caregiver to someone with dementia?
In an effort to raise the voice of caregivers, Carers Canada and the Canadian Home Care Association are seeking friends and family members who care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to share their experience by completing a private and secure on-line survey. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.
- Feedback received from this survey will be used to inform the federal government in advancing Bill C-233, an Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. This Act directs the federal Minister of Health to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for the care of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementias, as well as their families and caregivers.
- Please note that the survey closes on February 5, 2018.
Hidden camera finds nursing home staff took hours to give man CPR | Toronto Star
There are some events that leave a person speechless. This is one of them.
