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    Feelings of Guilt as a Caregiver

    As caregivers, one often faces the overwhelming challenge of trying to balance work, family and the careg ...

    As caregivers, one often faces the overwhelming challenge of trying to balance work, family and the caregiving commitment.  In trying to juggle it all, it is common for caregivers to experience guilt ...

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    What's Next?

    Mary cares for her aging father. They live in the same city. She works full-time. When she called the Fam ...

    Mary cares for her aging father. They live in the same city. She works full-time. When she called the Family Caregivers of BC for some caregiver support, she summarized how difficult it can be for a c ...

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    Reboot May 2018

    GUY MATTHEWS’ life work is an extension of his long-time yoga practice. Teaching yoga since 1995, at UBC ...

    GUY MATTHEWS’ life work is an extension of his long-time yoga practice. Teaching yoga since 1995, at UBC and at other Vancouver locations, “keeps me in harmony and balance,” he says. About two years a ...

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    Often Overlooked Tax Credits for Seniors

    With time running short to file your taxes, our friends at TurboTax put together some often overlooked ta ...

    With time running short to file your taxes, our friends at TurboTax put together some often overlooked tax credits for senior citizens to help maximize your return. Canadian seniors are eligible to re ...

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    In Praise of Loving Touch

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Am ...

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Ami Rokach studies loneliness and says lonely seniors are a serious public health issue, and the ...

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    All the Write Moves

    Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, eve ...

    Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, events. One such event happened for Donna Randall, 59, while she was employed in the Institutional ...

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    Travel Tips for Family Caregivers

    Travelling with someone who has a disability or illness can seem overwhelming; however, it can be possibl ...

    Travelling with someone who has a disability or illness can seem overwhelming; however, it can be possible with good advanced planning. Here are some tips to consider: A good place to start is a visit ...

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    The Play's the Thing

    Victoria’s modest but highly professional Target Theatre is performing a play that offers the gift of und ...

    Victoria’s modest but highly professional Target Theatre is performing a play that offers the gift of understanding and insight into the world of dementia sufferers, their families and caregivers. The ...

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    Grace in the Midst of Difficult Times

    Born in Vancouver, Cathie Borrie's extensive and diverse working life has included careers in health, law ...

    Born in Vancouver, Cathie Borrie's extensive and diverse working life has included careers in health, law and business. For seven years, she cared for her mother, who had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's d ...

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    Reducing Caregiver Isolation

    One of the major issues family caregivers experience is social isolation. Even caregivers who have strong ...

    One of the major issues family caregivers experience is social isolation. Even caregivers who have strong social networks can feel isolated at times. At workshops, when I tell caregivers there are ove ...

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    Providing Respite

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up b ...

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up business provisioning the miners who were heading to the goldfields. The family established itse ...

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    Aids to Daily Living

    "Aids to Daily Living" (ADLs) are devices that help people with disabilities to function at their highest ...

    "Aids to Daily Living" (ADLs) are devices that help people with disabilities to function at their highest possible level and enjoy the highest possible quality of life.  ADLs are also referred to as " ...

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    Long-Term Care Insurance

    What are your insurance odds? Perhaps it's an odd question, but playing the odds is exactly what insuranc ...

    What are your insurance odds? Perhaps it's an odd question, but playing the odds is exactly what insurance companies are in the business of. So let's look at some statistics put forth by the Canadian ...

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    The Caregiver Role

    As the baby boomer population continues to age, the importance defining, supporting and improving relatio ...

    As the baby boomer population continues to age, the importance defining, supporting and improving relationships between those in need of care and those managing care is becoming ever more relevant. Th ...

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