May is Caregivers Awareness Month. Caregivers Alberta, Alberta’s only organization dedicated to caregivers, is recognizing it with a province-wide, virtual conference, Caregivers Together 2022, May 12 to 14.
Sitting up in the darkest hours of early morning, comforting his wife as she struggled with a panic attack, Darren Hinger was exhausted, knowing he had.
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Donât quit the job, at least not yet â thatâs Sandy Seredaâs advice for the unpaid family caregivers her team coaches through Caregivers Alberta.
Sereda joined several experts on an Edmonton Journal panel discussion Tuesday, a final event to close off our focus on seniors and COVID-19. The hour-long conversation was aimed at helping families navigate Albertaâs often complex system of home care. Itâs available to replay at edmontonjournal.com/groundwork.
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Journalist Elise Stolte in conversation with executive director Sandy Sereda and other guests. Register to join.
Author of the article: Elise Stolte
Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 23 hours ago • 2 minute read • University of Alberta associate professor Jasneet Parmar in front of Clover Bar Lodge in Sherwood Park. Parmar points to Clover Bar as one facility that works hard to support and include family caregivers despite pandemic restrictions. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Many Alberta seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age; many spouses and children want to help.
But one thing we learned through Groundwork II: Seniors & COVID-19 an Edmonton Journal pilot project in engagement journalism is that Alberta’s system to provide home care is not easy to access and understand.