Caregiver Supports

Name

Description

Link

Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care

    Articles, comprehensive checklists, and links to key resources designed to make it easier for caregivers to quickly find the information they need.

 

http://Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care.com

 

National Family Caregivers Association

An American Resource

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.

http://www.nfcacares.org

Phone - 1-800-896-3650

Caregiver Network Home Page: 

 A Canadian Resource

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.

http://www.caregiver.on.ca

Caregiver.com

Caregiver.com is produced by the caregiver media group,a leading provider of information, support, , and guidance for family and professional caregivers.

http://www.caregiver.com

The Canadian Mental Health  Association

The Canadian Mental Health  Association (CMHA) branches offer workshops on parenting, stress and mental illness, and  programs on suicide prevention,  plus a variety of support groups.  They also work  with employers to help reduce stress in the workplace and assist people returning to work  after a mental illness.

http://www.cmha.ca

The National Film Board

of  Canada

The  National Film Board has a large selection of videos for Caring People & Professionals

http://www.nfb.ca

http://www.nfb.ca/FMT/E/MSN/35/35446.ht ml

 

Manitoba  Resources

 

Winnipeg Community & Long  Term Care Authority"Companion  Care"

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

 http://www.wrha.mb.ca

Rupert's Land Caregiver  Services

Rupert's Land Caregiver Services  provides in-home respite care, telephone support, caregiver support groups, assisted  transportation and information  & referral services.

168 Wilton Street, Winnipeg,  MB    R3M 3C3

Phone:    452-9491

 

Other  Resources

 

© Family Caregiver Alliance

425 Bush Street, Suite 500, San  Francisco, CA 94108.

Phone (415) 434 3388

Fax (415) 434 3508

http://www.caregiver.org/