Care Partner Support Space
Welcome to ASLM’s Care Partner Support Space. You can navigate through helpful resources, self-care activities, view tips and strategies to help you out while you are in the home and access our Support Groups!
Be sure to check out our new What Your Social Worker Wants You To Know section for helpful information and resources directly from Alzheimer Society social workers
We hope you find a space that can help you through these unexpected times.
Care Partner Self-Care
Please Note:
We ask that you make sure when you participate virtually in exercise programs you take care to create a place that is clutter-free and safe for you. Make sure you have proper footwear and the area is clear.
Also, please only participate as much as your body feels comfortable – this is intended to be a program to gently move your body – so don’t push yourself beyond what feels okay. If you’d rather not participate but want to just be here and watch, that is totally fine too!
January 24 – 30
Monday
Here is a motivational video podcast to start your week!
How to speak so that people want to listen by Julian Treasure Presented by TED
Activities:
Tuesday
Inspirational Quote of the Day presented by Pinterest
Activities:
Synopsis: Once a kid is born, their genetic fate is pretty much sealed. Or is it? This hour, we put nature and nurture on a collision course and discover how outside forces can find a way inside us, shaping not just our hearts and minds, but the basic biological blueprint that we pass on to future generations.
Wednesday
Inspirational Quote of the Day presented by Pinterest
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Thursday
Inspirational Quote of the Day presented by Pinterest
Activities:
Friday
Inspirational Quote of the Day presented by Pinterest
Activities:
- A Ten Minute Guided Meditation to Clear Your Mind by Great Meditation
Here is a quick meditation exercise to focus your mind for the upcoming weekend. Use this time to relax, destress, and become present in the moment.
Weekend
Pick your favourite activities from the week, or any that you missed! Come back on Monday for a new set of activities for the week.
What Your Social Worker
Wants You To Know
Caring for someone living with dementia often means taking on many different roles.
The social work team wants you to know how important it is for you to take care of yourself and show yourself compassion. Below are resources for self care, self compassion and ongoing support. As the old saying goes, you can’t pour from an empty cup.
Dementia Careblazers – A site that offers amazing dementia resources in video format.
Tip Sheets – Dementia Australia has a large inventory of tip sheets available covering a wide range of topics.
Hope for Wellness Helpline – An online and telephone helpline specifically for Indigenous peoples.
Care Partner
Resources
Advance Care Planning
- COVID 19 and Advanced Care Planning
- Providence Health Advanced Care Planning Conversation Tools
- Ready Set Plan – for Care Partner Absence
- Points to consider before moving your loved one home from LTC
- Steps to Justice: your guide to law in Ontario
- Guided Pathways to Preparing a Power of Attorney
- What to know before pulling a loved one from long-term care
- Should I Leave My Long-Term Care – Nursing Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic Decision Aid
- Thinking About Moving a Person with Dementia out of Long Term Care Homes due to COVID-19
- Carer Emergency Card Template
Tools for Care Partner to Engage Person with Dementia in the Home
- COVID – a book for those with dementia living at home
- Teepa Snow – Positive Approach To Care
- Individualized Meaningful Engagement through COVID 19 and Beyond
- Activities for older adults during COVID 19: a guide to online resources for those providing care for people with dementia
- Making Your Home Dementia Friendly
Community Resources
- Alzheimer Society Ontario News
- 211 Ontario – find programs and supports in your community
- McCormick Dementia Services Caregiver’s Corner
- Urgent Care and Walk-in Clinics During COVID 19
- Reach Out: 519-433-2023 or 1-866-933-2023
- SNOW – Volunteer Poster – Canada
- SNOW – Client Poster – Canada
- Boys and Girls Club – COVID Services Description
- FullyAlive Virtual program
- JournalCafe virtual program
- Trailblazers virtual program
Technology Need to Knows
Additional Care Partner Website Supports
- ASLM Education Zone Webinars
- ALZEducate
- brainXchange
- Carers Canada – support for caregivers during COVID 19
- Working From Home With Kids
- Compassion Fatigue
- Grief Resources During COVID 19
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Community Support Services – Caregiver Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- New Canada Recovery Benefits – What to Expect (Oct 2020)
Upcoming Support Groups
Pre-registration is required to participate. Groups are held on Zoom and can be accessed online or by phone.
TO REGISTER: Email ascotland@alzheimerlondon.ca and identify the specific group you would like to register for.
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