Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association advances and advocates for quality hospice palliative care in Canada through public education, awareness, and public policy.
Date updated: December 4, 2024
Better Breathing Choir Online and In Person
The Better Breathing Choir meets online via Zoom, Wednesdays at 7:30 pm for an hour. We also offer some hybrid sessions which take place at the same time at the School of Music, Memorial University. Contact Jane Gosine for information about when sessions take place and how to join. There is no registration fee to…
CONNECTIONS FOR SENIORS ST. JOHN’S SHELTER AND SUPPORT
Connections for Seniors, a non-profit agency in St. John’s, provides temporary shelter and supportive services for older men, older women, or older couples who are 55 years of age and older and facing homelessness or in crisis. They help seniors navigate complex systems linked to health, housing, legal, and financial matters (Community Outreach). ELIGIBILITY –…
Caregivers and Depression
https://www.caregiveraction.org/caregivers-and-depression ” ” Life feels so heavy. It’s as if there is a gray cloud that hovers over everything I do.” ” Decision making has become so frightening for me. I think I’m losing my mind.” “I wish I could sleep forever.” If you recognize these feelings in yourself, and if you’ve been feeling this way day after day, month after month,…
Dementia: Eating, Hydration, and Nutrition. A Compassionate Approach
Eating, Hydration, and Nutrition in Dementia. A Compassionate Approach
Guilt and Dementia: How to Manage Guilty Feelings as a Carer
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/guilt-dementia-how-manage-guilty-feelings-carer?fbclid=IwAR2cae_H6xoDpyyjs_3llmsouMNNzFaKYKbSmGK8Z3E1rILl4baxduQARgA
First Aid for Opioid poisoning emergencies-Red Cross
In the First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies Course, you will become knowledgeable and confident in how to respond to an opioid poisoning emergency, including how to administer nasal naloxone. You will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of opioid poisoning, what naloxone is and how naloxone works to reverse an opioid poisoning. This…
Canadian Oral Health Screening Tool for Seniors
Dr. Christian Caron, Professor of Gerodontology at L’Université Laval, introduces the Canadian Oral Health Screening Tool for Seniors. The tool is a plain-language, evidence-based screening tool for use by non-dental professionals to assess oral abnormalities and the dysfunction of dental prostheses in seniors. NOTE: Once you select the link for The Canadian Oral Health Screening…
Caregiver Credit -Government of Canada -Tax
Click here to view the Government of Canada’s Caregiver Credits
Tax Credits and Benefits for Individuals (2023)
Click here for more information of Tax Credits and Benefits for Individuals