My New Year’s resolution is to work hard at the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence to get a national strategy for caregivers – ALL caregivers, patients and families. The third day of the November Canadian Caregiving Summit was all about how we can achieve real change here and worldwide for
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: November Caregiver Support Challenge
November is many things. For Canadians it’s the dark month, the lead-up to Christmas. For Americans, it’s Thanksgiving month. For all of us, it is National Caregivers Month (well, it’s really a designation that originated in the US, but ALL of us can and should claim it too because…
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: COME LEARN WITH US FOR FREE!
Recently Dr. Zachary White and I gave a webinar as part of a series of free, supportive learning events for caregivers sponsored by the Department of Continuing Education at McMaster University. “Caregiving Essentials” is the title of an upcoming series of online webinars for caregivers. Check it out! Zachary and
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Personal Conversation About Caring with Mark Stolow of HUDDOL
Yesterday I had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with my friend and colleague in caregiving, Mark Stolow. Mark is the founder of HUDDOL.COM, a terrific resource for caregivers everywhere.I really encourage you to join me and Mark there to continue to conversation! Have a listen and let me know
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: HELP FOR ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS
I am pleased to host this guest post by Lydia Chan, whose Mom suffers from Alzheimer’s. Lydia writes for Alzheimerscaregiver.net. The data is in, and there’s no doubt that Alzheimer’s caregivers are exhausted. The University of Michigan and AARP recently teamed up to survey the people who are providing full time care to
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: INNOVATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT WORKING CAREGIVERS
A couple of weeks ago, an article about a new caregiving technology for families caught my eye. BookJane is a Toronto based app available across Canada. It’s a platform that enables families to book both child care and senior care on a single site. Such a whole family life-lens is
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A New Age of Caregiving: Grandchildren Caring for Grandparents
By a Seniorly ContributorWhen we think of millennials, we often focus on their digital technology-driven culture and overlook the fact that they are some of the smartest, most selfless people we know. Millennials these days are driven by …
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Six Ways Communities Can Help Caregivers
Local communities are great places to look for help and support for your caregiving family. It’s worth doing a search of your neighborhood – you’re likely to find community assets that may be life savers for you and your loved one. Start by identifying the schools, churches, community centres, shopping
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Policy Framework to Support Caregivers
Yesterday I presented at a Carleton University conference titled ‘More Than Getting By: Putting Daily Life at the Heart of Our Struggles’. I was one of the few non-academics – most were scholars in the areas of political economy, women’s studies, sociology or social work. My session was
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Understanding the Needs of the Caregiver and Care Receiver
By Guest Blogger, Fay D. Wein Introduction: According to a recent study headed by Susannah Fox, associate director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life project, Americans are living longer not only due to advances in medicine, but as a result of the excellent care that is being
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