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At Baycrest, we understand that caring for our clients includes offering support and education for their family caregivers as well. We have several publications and videos geared toward caregivers.
Many of these publications give practical tips for caregivers and offer information about resources for additional support.
Caring for Aging Survivors of the Holocaust: A Practice Manual
This book is designed to sensitize and educate people caring for aging Holocaust survivors about the challenges presented by this special population. The manual provides invaluable advice and strategies that can be adapted to help victims of any war or genocide.
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This book is designed to sensitize and educate people caring for aging Holocaust survivors about the challenges presented by this special population. The manual provides invaluable advice and strategies that can be adapted to help victims of any war or genocide.
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Caring for Your Loved One
Caring for Your Loved One is a guide that offers practical advice and strategies for both caregivers and frontline health care professionals. Some of the topics covered in the guide include: understanding the stages of dementia, how to communicate with a person who has dementia, how to cope with the activities of daily living, handling difficult behaviours and other topics.
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Caring for Your Loved One is a guide that offers practical advice and strategies for both caregivers and frontline health care professionals. Some of the topics covered in the guide include: understanding the stages of dementia, how to communicate with a person who has dementia, how to cope with the activities of daily living, handling difficult behaviours and other topics.
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If Not Now E-Journal
An internet journal dedicated to providing optimum care and understanding for aging survivors and their families.
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An internet journal dedicated to providing optimum care and understanding for aging survivors and their families.
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Parenting Your Parents
A comprehensive and compelling book written by Bart Mindszenthy and Dr. Michael Gordon, VP of Medicine, Baycrest, to assist and reassure aging children in caring for their parents. The book explores the multiple dimensions of aging and how to plan for and address them. Helpful planner guides are included.
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A comprehensive and compelling book written by Bart Mindszenthy and Dr. Michael Gordon, VP of Medicine, Baycrest, to assist and reassure aging children in caring for their parents. The book explores the multiple dimensions of aging and how to plan for and address them. Helpful planner guides are included.
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Visiting with Elders
Strategies to help you have a meaningful and rich visit with an elderly loved one
This book was first produced as a free online resource to help families learn new ways of communicating and interacting with an elderly loved one who has Alzheimer's or another dementia.
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Strategies to help you have a meaningful and rich visit with an elderly loved one
This book was first produced as a free online resource to help families learn new ways of communicating and interacting with an elderly loved one who has Alzheimer's or another dementia.
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Ethics at Baycrest
A guide outlining the key ethical issues faced by aging seniors and their families and caregivers.
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A guide outlining the key ethical issues faced by aging seniors and their families and caregivers.
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Dementia: Managing Difficult Behaviours
Helps caregivers understand and manage difficult behaviours resulting from dementia.
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Helps caregivers understand and manage difficult behaviours resulting from dementia.
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Eating Assistance: Encouraging Participation
A video and training manual to increase caregivers’ understanding and skills in helping those who need assistance with eating.
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A video and training manual to increase caregivers’ understanding and skills in helping those who need assistance with eating.
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Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company
One of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2005 is now available as a “teaching” DVD for hospitals and long-term care facilities. Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company is an actuality drama of eight seniors living at Baycrest’s long-term care facility in Toronto. These individuals – in varying stages of cognitive decline – share their humor, anger and fear about losing their memory.
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One of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2005 is now available as a “teaching” DVD for hospitals and long-term care facilities. Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company is an actuality drama of eight seniors living at Baycrest’s long-term care facility in Toronto. These individuals – in varying stages of cognitive decline – share their humor, anger and fear about losing their memory.
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