Support Groups for Community Members
Baycrest offers a number of support groups to community members and caregivers that address bereavement, dementia, experiences of Holocaust survivors as well as general support. For more information about caregiver support, call Seniors Counselling and Referral at 416-785-2500, ext. 2223.
Café Europa
The Baycrest Café Europa opened November 24, 2006. It is a weekly drop-in place for Holocaust survivors to relax and socialize.
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Caring for Your Loved One (Adult children of dementia suffers)
This six-week education and support group is for children of parents with dementia who live in the community.
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Child Survivor Online Listserve Group
This is an online chat group for survivors of the Holocaust who were under 18 years old by the end of the War.
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Community Members Bereavement Group
A support and discussion group for people who have recently lost a spouse.
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Geriatric Psychiatry Community Service
This is an in-home and out-patient psychiatric assessment service for adults aged 65 years old or older experiencing mental health problems.
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Healthy Caregiving
A support & discussion group for adult children caring for physically frail elderly parents living in the community.
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Holocaust Child Survivors and Hidden Children's Group
There are two support and discussion groups for child survivors.
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Second Generation Support Group for Adult Children of Aging Holocaust Survivors
A support and discussion group for children of Holocaust survivors to share experiences and identify their needs and what can be done for them and their aging parents.
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Seniors Support Program
The Seniors Support Program provides weekly telephone calls to older adults and their families living in the community.
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The Changing Relationship (Support for spouses of dementia suffers)
This six-week education and support group is for individuals caring for spouses with dementia and who are still living in the community.
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