Caregivers Club
Caregivers Club…Founded to support, include and connect local caregivers who are providing care for the ones that they love, the Caregivers Club welcomes you. Whether you’re providing care in the short or long term, caregiving can be daunting, joyful and challenging at the same time. Caregiving involves navigating different systems and relationships, organizing medical and personal issues and responding to sudden and gradual changes over time.
It’s our hope that the resources provided here we can bring you peace, guidance, support and a connection to the greater caring community.*
Expert advice to help you care!
It’s free to join these micro-learning sessions from McMaster Optimal Aging
that are designed to support your daily life.
Depression Micro Learning Series
Learn what major depressive
disorder is, its causes and risk factors,
and how it’s diagnosed and treated.
A 5-part series on depression.
Dementia Risk Reduction
Discover what you can take to promote brain and blood vessel health, protect your hearing, the importance of cognitive and social activity, and more.
Anxiety Disorders
Learn what anxiety is, the signs and symptoms, the different types of disorders, and how it is assessed, diagnosed and treated.
An attitude of gratitude
Research studies have shown that practicing gratitude reduces the stress hormone cortisol.
Is your community age-friendly?
Experts have identified eight key domains in which communities can become more age-friendly.
Hospital delirium
Identification and treatment are key as delirium has been shown to be related to poorer than expected health outcomes.
The way we were
All of us have experienced thousands of happy moments in our lives. Too often they remain buried under the rubble of the everyday worries and problems.
Sexual intimacy and Parkinson’s
Maintaining sexual intimacy is a topic many people with Parkinson’s are interested in but may be embarrassed
to discuss.
Coping with a caregiving crisis
An aging parent may be slower in step and thought, but he or she has a lot of life experience and has made a number of lifestyle choices.
Brain healthy tips
While there are some risk factors you cannot control for dementia, such as age and genetics, reducing the effects of risk factors that can be controlled is possible.
Healthcare safety conversations
Most of us expect care to be safe. A small proportion of people experience some type of unintended harm as a result of the care they receive.
Don’t eat yellow snow
There’s a lot of joy to be had during the winter months, however, being the harsh winter weather can pose as a number of additional hazards for all of us.
Making room for Me-Time
Explore these resources, thoughtfully created and curated to support your journey toward
meaningful, rejuvenating me-time—made possible thanks to the generous support of the
Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation.
Simple self-care tips
Take a look at this self-care tipsheet
with 101 easy and effective
me-time strategies.
Well-being checklist
The Caregiver Well-Being Checklist
helps you care for yourself, so you can care for others.
Reduce stress, build resilience
Use these actionable steps to identify stressors, take care of yourself, and
create positive habits as a caregiver.
Guilt-free Me-Time
Tune into Jenni Hartt’s presentation on enjoying and prioritizing self-care
without the guilt.
Indigenous self care
Discover Indigenous self-care practices that promote healing, balance, and wellness through cultural wisdom.
Qigong for caregivers
Watch how Carolynne Melnyk, Certified Spring Forest Qigong trainer, uses Qigong to improve well-being.
The caregivers confidant
Explore an episode from the Stories for Caregivers series, where a weary caregiver, finds solace with an unexpected friend.
Finding balance in caregiving
Use this tool to assess and
find balance in your caregiving
and self-care habits.
Caring with compassion
An Editor’s Message for caregivers
to embrace self-kindness, find balance, and build resilience.
The power of gratitude
Discover how practicing gratitude can improve caregivers’ health, happiness, and relationships while reducing stress.
Navigating caregiving without stress
Learn how caregivers can reduce stress, improve mental clarity, and embrace self-care to thrive.
Nature’s medicine
Try these simple ways to reconnect with nature. Spending time outdoors, rain or shine, can boost mental health.
Video Interviews
Pet care for seniors
Charged with looking after fluffy or fido for a freind or family member. Listen to this advice.
Maintaining a parents house
Home maintenance tips and advice for families who are helping loved ones stay in their own home.
When cars need care too
Join an expert who reminds us of what needs to be done to keep older adults’ vehicles roadworthy.
More helpful tips and tools for caregivers
Exercising at home
We are sometimes faced with unexpected hurdles or even changes in our preferences that can impact if and how we exercise. The comfort and benefits of home-based exercise can be made.
The long-term care decision
Much has been said about quality of care, staffing shortages and facility conditions in many of our nursing homes. Considering this, it has become even more important for family caregivers to fully evaluate their options.
Recommended resources
to help you care
From books to podcasts, and apps to helpful websites, our editors are providing you with a suggested list of interesting materials that have been created to give you a variety
of ideas, opinions, and go to sources of guidance.
Read on and watch for new resources to be added.
Aging the right way
Ask five different people when
someone is considered “old” and
you’ll get a different answer.
Types of people you need in your life
When you say you have
“work stress,” what exactly
do you mean?
Volunteering and mentoring
A few reasons why volunteering
should be included in everyone’s
graceful aging.
Money doesn’t grow on trees
Times are tight for many older adults who live on fixed incomes and family caregivers who are often financially stretched with bills and living expenses, putting away a nest egg for emergencies is challenging.
102 ways to share the care
The need for and role of family
caregivers is increasing by leaps and bounds. And, it’s clearer than ever before that caregivers are key players in both the family and their communities.
Cardiac care
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remains a significant global health challenge worldwide. Historically seen as a male issue, it’s crucial to recognize that CVD affects women just as profoundly.
Reduce risks for vulnerable adults
When it comes to preying on people it seems there are more scammers, fraudsters, and hackers, than ever before… especially with modern day technology.
Caregivers physical and mental wellbeing
Staying in good physical condition is essential especially when our daily tasks. Being physically active also helps us reduce stress and feel more energized.
Taking charge: joys and pitfalls
Adult children often face different challenges than professional caregivers. This role-reversal is sometimes shocking, embarrassing and disappointing.
Enjoy these helpful publications for Professional and Family Caregivers
