Caregivers' Circle

Connecting English-speakers from the Quebec City region who are providing care to older adults, no matter where they live

A message from Jan   

The COVID-19 vaccination rollout we have all been waiting for has finally begun. For the first time in my living memory, being older is suddenly more desirable than being younger because age entitles you to faster access to this vaccine!

After making sure that seniors who live in local long-term care facilities have received their shot, appointments for those 80 years old and up have recently opened up.  If you are a caregiver age 70 years and up supporting a senior... 

New registration form to join the Caregivers' Circle 

Do you know a friend, neighbour or relative who would benefit from the services in the Wellness Centre’s Caregiver Circle program? If so, please send them this page, and suggest that they use our new modifiable registration form so they can confidentially sign up for our services.

Registering will provide community members with access to our caregivers’ concierge service, lending library, monthly e-letters and reminders about upcoming Caregivers’ Circle and other community outreach activities.

Visit the Caregivers' Circle section on our website to learn about all of the above services and more, or copy and paste this quick link to send a friend: wejh.ca/caregivers-circle/register-to-join

Online activities for caregivers

• Caregivers' Café: How Speech Therapy can improve quality of life for caregivers and those they care for - March 31
• Caregivers' Café: Embracing Grief & Loss  April 21
• Community Outreach: Ageism  Awareness Workshop - April 29
• Grief Recovery Series planned for May/June 2021 - Stay tuned for more details

More activities & resources for seniors and their caregivers 

• Check out L'APPUI-CN Events Calendar featuring activities for caregivers in the Quebec City Region
• Seniors Action Quebec Zoom Session: Understanding Seniors Addictions: Behavioural Habits and Treatment Options - March 18
• Check out the SNACS Online Bookstore with contact-free pick-up and donation drop-off 
• Resilience Training
• McGill Cares Webcasts:  Activities to Engage Persons with Advanced Dementia - March 10
• Practical Legal Tools for Caregivers
• My Journey as a Caregiver Handbook
• Sign-up for L'APPUI's monthly e-letter 
• Road Map to Your Caregiving Journey: A Practical Guide for Caregivers

 Activities in the Québec City region or in cyberspace 

• Life Long Learning: Ancient and Medieval History Tour of Ireland - March 9
• Revisit the 50th Annual Shannon Irish Show on FB Live - March 13
• Quebec Food Virtual Event - Culinary links between Ireland and Quebec - March 17
• Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures: The Twentieth  Century - March 18
• We're all in this Together online episodes brought to you by Seniors Action Quebec 
• Virtual Online Learning FREE via the Cummings Centre
• Life Long Learning Schedule 
• You can still safely reserve and borrow books from the Morrin Centre library  

1. "I have some concerns about the safety of  covid-19 vaccine and would like to know more about possible reactions afterwards?"
   
   Check out this Quebec goverment website to learn more about the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccine and possible side effects. It is interesting to note that reactions are less common among people age 55 and over.
    
2. "My mom had a minor stroke recently and it is hard to understand what she is saying. We are in need of resources to improve communication between her and the staff in her long-term care facility. Who can help?"
   
   A speech-language  pathologist can offer assistance to seniors struggling with the following issues:
   - Difficulties speaking or understanding
   - Voice problems
   - Thinking and memory problems (cognitive)
   - Swallowing difficulties
   
   To learn more about this important topic, join us on March 31 at 7 pm for our next Cargivers' Cafe: How speech therapy can improve quality of  life for caregivers and those they care for, 
   
   You may also want to read an interesting article called, Communication Health and Aging.

Links to health, wellness, and community resources