In partnership with the Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative, a program of Applied Research and Innovation at the University of Alberta, Department of Family Medicine, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories is pleased to offer Caregiver-Centered Care Education. This free online education is designed for health and social care providers, students, policymakers, and anyone involved in the caregiving ecosystem. Learn how integrating caregiver-centered principles into healthcare delivery can significantly improve patient outcomes, foster meaningful relationships, and set a new standard for excellence in care.
Recognize the family caregiver role.
Communicate effectively with family caregivers.
Partner collaboratively with family caregivers.
Foster family caregiver’s resilience on an ongoing basis.
Navigate the health and social systems with family caregivers.
Enhance the culture and context of care.
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In the early stage, subtle changes in one’s abilities are noticeable to people living with dementia and/or to the people close to them. Everyone in the circle is re-arranging roles and responsibilities, consciously or not.
This is a toolkit to help you as a care partner prepare for possible changes or events, so you can support your family member with dementia in care. “In care” means receiving 24-hour care in a facility, for example, long-term care.
Dementia may be something you have lived with for a while or a shorter time. As dementia progresses, the abilities of the person living with dementia change too. They are working hard to keep up with daily life and need an increasing amount of support to make sense of the world around them. As dementia progresses, roles and responsibilities change for everyone involved. All the changes bring new emotions and grief.
