today's date: May 13th, 2008
The revised Medical Information Record is now part of our new Medical Information Package (MIP) which includes a:
- Medical Information Record
- Information on Incapacity Planning
- BC Transplant Society brochure
- Heart and Stroke Foundation information
These are all contained in a magnetic pouch that can attach to your fridge. The MIP is free for FCNS members and $3 for non-members.
Special thanks to the Sidney Lions Club for sponsoring the Medical Information Package.
Free copies of our new Caregiver Wellness Booklet are now available at the FCNS office.
It is a personal wellness journal where family caregivers can record ideas, tips and quotes that help them feel more relaxed, energized and positive overall.
We would like to thank Rick Hoogendoorn, Victoria Real Estate Agent, Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty for sponsoring the printing of this Caregiver Wellness Booklet.
Resource Guide for Family Caregivers, 2nd edition
If you provide care and support for an adult family member, partner, friend or neighbour, who either lives at home or in a facility, this comprehensive guide will be indispensable to you.
Prepared by the Family Caregivers' Network Society, this 160-page guide is presented in an easy-to-read format and contains practical information to help caregivers make informed decisions. Although specific reference is made to some resources located in the Greater Victoria area, the majority of the material in this guide is generic and is applicable to all family Caregivers.
We would like to express our gratitude to Peninsula Co-op and the Canadian Million Dollar Round Table Foundation for their generous donation toward the printing of the 2nd Edition of our Resource Guide for Family Caregivers.
This valuable resource will assist family caregivers to identify:
- What it means to be a caregiver
- How to balance family caregiving and employment
- How to communicate with health care providers
- What community-based supports are available
- How to choose the most appropriate home based care services
- What kind of professional assessments are available
- How to choose the most appropriate residential facility
- Expectations of the intermediate and long-term care facility and clarifying roles and responsibilities
- How to manage when a family member is admitted to an acute care hospital
- What is normal aging
- What is palliative care
- What financial and legal considerations need to be made
- How to advocate for the caregivers and the care receivers
The Resource Guide for Family Caregivers, 2nd edition is now available for purchase. The cost is $15 for FCNS members and $20 for non-members (plus $9.00 postage and handling for mail orders). For more information or to purchase a copy, please contact:
The Family Caregivers' Network Society
526 Michigan Street
Victoria, BC V8V 1S2
Tel: (250) 384-0408
Fax: (250) 361-2660
Email: fcns@telus.net
Cash, Cheques, MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Purchase Orders are accepted.
Educational Activities to Support Family Caregivers: Facilitator's Manual
This useful and practical manual, the result of a 3-year project entitled "Supporting Family Caregivers", contains:
- Facilitation
tips and techniques
- Outlines for
teambuilding forums and workshops to be offered in care facilities with family
members, residents and care staff
- Learning activities
for healthcare provider training programs to help healthcare students understand
the experiences of family caregivers
- Strategies for
supporting family caregivers in the workplace
Included are:
| Outlines
for each educational activity |
Sample
posters and agendas |
| Discussion
questions |
Case scenarios |
| Role-plays |
Evaluations
forms |
| Handouts
(both in hard copy and on CD) |
Copies
of recommended readings |
This guide could be used by:
- Educational
Coordinators and trainers
- Volunteer facilitators
- Staff of adult
care facilities
- Instructors
in postsecondary healthcare provider training programs
- Human resource
personnel and employee wellness coordinators
- Staff of home
support agencies and other community agencies
Educational Activities
to Support Family Caregivers: Facilitator's Manual is available for a cost of
$130.00 (including postage and handling) from:
The Family Caregivers' Network Society
526 Michigan Street
Victoria, BC V8V 1S2
Tel: (250) 384-0408 Fax: (250) 361-2660
Email: fcns@telus.net
Cash, Cheques, MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Purchase Orders are accepted.
