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Name
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Description
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Link
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Care-ring Voice
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A free bilingual and confidential program connecting caregivers and families to information and support through
telelearning with on line workshops
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wwww.careringvoice.com/www.careringvoice.com/
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Canadian Caregiver Coalition
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A group of individuals and organizations that join caregivers, service providers, policy makers and other stake holders to
identify and respond to the needs of caregivers
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www.ccc-ccan.ca/
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Manitoba Caregiver Coalition
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www.ccc-ccan.ca/content.php?doc=59
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Care Giver Strain Scale
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Measure of the impact of providing care on the care provider
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The Multidimensional Caregiver Strain Index
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Support Links at WeMove
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International Guide to Movement Disorder
Patient Advocacy Groups and Foundations
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http://www.wemove.org/ASO/
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Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care
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Articles, comprehensive checklists,
and links to key resources designed to make it easier for caregivers to quickly find the information they need.
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http://Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care.com
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National Family Caregivers Association
An American Resource
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The national Family Caregivers
association is a grasss roots organization created to educate, support, and empower those who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones.
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http://www.nfcacares.org
Phone - 1-800-896-3650
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Caregiver Network Home Page:
A Canadian Resource
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This website has links to resources in
the Toronto area, but also contains items of interest to caregivers across the country, particularly the
Caregiver Resource Guide, a list of federal, provincial and local organizations of interest to caregivers.
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http://www.caregiver.on.ca
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Caregiver.com
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Caregiver.com is produced by the
caregiver media group,a leading provider of information, support, , and guidance for family and professional caregivers.
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http://www.caregiver.com
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Canadian Caregiver Coalition
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The Canadian Caregiver Coalition is the
national voice for the needs and interests of family caregivers. We are a bilingual, not-for-profit organization made up of caregivers, caregiver support groups, national stakeholder organizations and
researchers.
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www.ccc-ccan.ca/
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Lotsa Helping Hands
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Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple,
immediate way for friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors to assist loved ones in need.
It's an easy-to-use, private group
calendar, specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides, and other tasks necessary for life to run smoothly during times of medical crisis,
end-of-life caring, or family caregiver exhaustion.
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www.lotsahelpinghands.com/
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Well Spouse
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Well Spouse is a national, not for
profit membership organization which gives support to wives, husbands, and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled.
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www.wellspouse.org/
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How to Care
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Caring for an aging parent or
chronically ill spouse or friend is a challenge most Canadians are facing — with too little support.
How to Care is here to help you manage
the realities of caring for others and yourself by supplying practical, portable information on the issues we know you will confront
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www.howtocare.com/
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Manitoba Resources
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Winnipeg Community & Long Term
Care Authority"Companion Care"
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Companion Care is a program for people who can
no longer manage independently but prefer to live in a house rather than a personal care home.
Companion Care Providers welcome older people into their homes where they offer health support services all within the warmth and comfort of a private home
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www.wrha.mb.ca/community/seniors/index.php
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Rupert's Land Caregiver Services
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Rupert's Land Caregiver Services provides
in-home respite care, telephone support, caregiver support groups, assisted transportation and information & referral services.
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168 Wilton Street, Winnipeg, MB R3M 3C3
Phone: 452-9491
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Other Resources
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© Family Caregiver Alliance
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425 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA
94108.
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Phone (415) 434 3388
Fax (415) 434 3508
http://www.caregiver.org/
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