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Family Caregivers Support Program

Free caregivers support

Free services for women helping a senior who has a loss of autonomy

Are you caring for a family member or a friend? We offer services and activities adapted to your specific needs.

The role of caregiver is demanding. Our team of counsellors offers personalized support to caregivers who want to develop or maintain healthy relationships as well as psychological, emotional and physical balance. Our services include individual and group support, social and wellness activities, along with workshops and conferences aimed at making life easier and empowering caregivers.

You can contact us at 514 866-9941, ext. 226, send us an email or complete the form at the bottom of this page. We will reply as soon as possible.

For professionals, you can complete this referral form with your client in order to give us permission to contact her directly.

Download the 2021 Spring Schedule of activities

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Next Events for Caregivers

2021 April

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Support services

  • Personalized individual counseling
  • Listening and referral
  • Group support
  • Relaxation and wellness activities

Workshops

  • Managing stress and anxiety
  • Finding power in powerlessness
  • Guilt
  • Adapting to the changes in the relationship
  • Other

Social and wellness activities

Yoga, Meditation and Social Activities. Various activities are offered throughout the year to help reduce the isolation that many family caregivers experience.
Our team, as well as the participants in the program, note with pleasure (and a bit of surprise) that the group activities by video-conference actually work very well and help break isolation. As well, not having to commute makes it more possible to participate for some.

Conferences for all

Free conferences, open to everyone at various locations throughout the year.

  • Navigating The System (CLSC) –  also available online
  • Preserving the health of caregivers
  • Testament and protection measures in case of incapacity

* Please note that as a preventive measure our live conferences are temporarily on hold, however, video-conferences are still possible on request.

Legal Information

The Legal Information Clinic offers up to three private sessions with volunteer lawyers and notaries (by appointment only). The service provides information on all types of legal issues and will refer you if your situation requires legal action.

Questionnaires

Jeu-questionnaire : êtes-vous un.e proche aidant.e?

Is your caregiving relationship healthy? Take the test!

To evaluate the health of your relationship, note the presence of the following elements in your interactions with the person you care for.

is your relationship healthy? anxious woman

Feeling overwhelmed?

Take the tests below to assess your level of risk for caregiver burnout so that you can seek help before it happens. If your risk seems high, contact us for help and/or referral or inform your health care provider.

  • How am I feeling? Download the test
    Translated from pages 13-14 of the « Guide d’accompagnement à l’intention des proches aidants du Conseil des aînés et des retraités de la MRC des Appalaches. »
    www.sderegionthetford.com
  • How are you doing? Download the test
    Translated from pages 6-7 of « Être aidant pas si évident – Guide de prévention de l’épuisement pour les aidants naturels.»
    www.csss-iugs.ca

Relevant Resources

Resource Brochure for Caregivers of Seniors

Do you regularly help someone? Find out more about our services.

You can contact us at 514 866-9941, ext. 226 or by completing the form below.

 

  • Please note that our phone number will appear as a private number on your caller ID.
  • Briefly describe your situation and needs.