Caregiver-Centered Care

09/14/2025

08/12/2025

Partnering with Family Caregivers = Better Care.

Our Caregiver-Centered Care Education for Physicians offers 3 short, practical modules to help you:
✅ Recognize caregivers’ roles & contributions
✅ Engage & collaborate meaningfully
✅ Assess & support their needs & well-being

📍 Learn more:

08/08/2025

🎉 Caregivers at the Centre: A Conference on Integrated Support Systems for Family Caregivers
📅 Tuesday, September 23, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM
📍 NorQuest College, Edmonton, AB

On behalf of Dr. Jasneet Parmar and the Caregiver-Centered Care team, we’re excited to invite you to a full-day, free conference that brings caregivers, providers, educators, and decision-makers together to build more integrated systems of support.

💬 Learn from innovative practices
🤝 Connect across healthcare, community & policy
🧰 Leave with real-world tools to support caregivers

🌟 Bonus: If you’re a service provider, feel free to bring materials to share at our community table!

🔗 Register today: https://www.norquest.ca/about-us/news-and-events/events/2025/caregivers-at-the-centre-conference/

Let’s build systems that work with caregivers—not around them.

08/07/2025

💜 Your story matters.

If you lost a loved one in an Alberta continuing care home, your experience can help improve end-of-life support for future families.

Quick anonymous survey (10-20 mins) → bit.ly/3GW8A0K

07/11/2025

🟣 Lost a loved one in Alberta continuing care?
Share your experience to help improve end-of-life support for families.

📝 10-min anonymous survey
💬 Optional interview
📍18+, English only

Take part: https://bit.ly/3GW8A0K
📧 sdanders@ualberta.ca

06/27/2025

🌟 Neighbours Helping Neighbours 🌟

We're looking for Compassionate Community Members to support local seniors with rides or friendly visits! 💛

Flexible schedule, mileage reimbursed, and no experience needed — just a kind heart and a little time.

Make a senior smile today!

Contact Noreen Metz at 780-385-8728

Let’s keep our community connected! ❤️

06/25/2025

🕯️ Have you said goodbye to someone you loved in an Alberta long-term-care home? 🕯️
Your experience can guide real change for other families walking the same road.

Who we’re hoping to hear from
✅ Adults (18+) who lost a family member or close friend 6 + months ago in any Alberta continuing-care or long-term-care facility
✅ Comfortable completing a short survey in English

What’s involved
📝 10-minute anonymous survey – tell us what helped, what hurt, and what you wish had been different
💬 Optional follow-up chat (only if you’d like to share more)

Why it matters
Your honest feedback will shape new training and communication tools so care-home staff can better support families during end-of-life moments and into bereavement.

Ready to lend your voice?
👉 Start the survey: https://bit.ly/3GW8A0K

Questions?
📧 Dr. Sharon Anderson – sdanders@ualberta.ca
(University of Alberta, Ethics ID Pro00151484)

Please share this post so every family who wants to be heard can take part. 💜

06/02/2025

We have heard caregivers talk about how much support they got in long-term care homes, but that when the resident passed away, people avoided them and no one seemed to know what to say. Maybe we can improve those experiences.

🌟 Share Your Experience: Help Improve Caregiver Support in Alberta’s Continuing Care

Have you lost a loved one in an Alberta continuing care home? Your story can guide better communication and family support going forward.

Who Can Participate?

• Family members or caregivers who experienced a loss in an Alberta long-term care home at least 6 months ago

• Aged 18+ and able to complete a survey in English

What’s Involved?

• A brief, anonymous 10-minute survey

• Optional follow-up interview to provide more detail

Why Take Part?

Your feedback will help care homes enhance end-of-life communication and support for families.

📋 Take the survey now: https://bit.ly/3GW8A0K

✉️ Questions? Email Dr. Sharon Anderson at sdanders@ualberta.ca

🔒 Ethics ID: Pro00151484

Please share so more voices are heard. 💜

06/01/2025

Calling all caregivers!

If you live in Canada and currently provide or have provided care to an older adult family member or friend after a stroke, we would love to hear from you! Your experiences are invaluable in shaping future caregiver support programs.

Please consider taking part in this online survey:
📝 Survey link: https://redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=TTWHRCJRXFRRJFYF
⏱️ Takes about 20 minutes
📍 Open to caregivers across Canada

Your feedback will help us improve caregiver preparedness and support. Feel free to share this with others who may be interested!

Thank you for contributing to this important research!

05/30/2025

What would our health and social systems look like if every provider saw family caregivers as essential partners, not “extras”?

Family caregivers deliver up to 90 % of community‑based care, yet too often their expertise is overlooked. When we partner with them—listening first, collaborating always—outcomes improve for everyone: the person receiving care, the caregiver, and the care team.

That’s why 1,507 learners have already completed our Advanced Caregiver‑Centered Care Education — Partnering Module.

They leave with practical tools to:

🗝️ Identify and engage the right caregiver early.

🗝️ Share decision‑making and care planning responsibilities.

🗝️ Respond constructively when caregivers are assertive—“get curious, not furious,” as geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Drance reminds us in the video below.

When we meet caregivers upstream with respect and curiosity, we build trust, reduce conflict, and unlock better care.

Ready to strengthen your practice?

👉 Take the Advanced Education Partnering Module https://www.caregivercare.ca/advanced-course/domain-c-partnering-with-family-caregivers and join a growing community committed to caregiver‑centred care.

05/27/2025

Wonderful

05/23/2025

🌟 Your Voice Matters: Honoring Experiences in Alberta’s Continuing Care 🌟
If you’ve lost a loved one in an Alberta continuing care home, your story can help shape better support for families in the future.
Who can participate?
🔸 Family members or caregivers who experienced a loss in Alberta long-term care at least 6 months ago.
🔸 Must be 18+ and comfortable completing a survey in English.
What’s involved?
📋 A quick, anonymous survey (10 mins).
💬 Optional follow-up interview to share more.
Why join?
Your insights will improve how care homes communicate and support families during end-of-life care.
Take the survey here:
👉 https://bit.ly/3GW8A0K
Questions? Contact Dr. Sharon Anderson:
📧 sdanders@ualberta.ca
Ethics ID: Pro00151484
Share this post to help amplify families’ voices. 💜