Annual Party to Celebrate Home Care Workers!
This is the third annual party to pay tribute to Home Care Workers and the fabulous job that they do!!! October 18th, 1-4, Chartwell Ross Place Retirement Residence, 2638 Ross Lane Victoria, BC RSVP – 250.381.8666 Thanks especially to Kathy Ajas, Barb Hopkins and the core planning committee for making this happen yet again! We are delighted to […]
Weight loss in advanced dementia – new resource from Australia
There are many reasons why people with advanced demtentia might lose weight. This new information booklet for family caregivers from Palliative Care Australia discusses several reasons and offers ideas on how to support the individual. Involuntary weight loss of more than 5% of the body weight is called “cachexia”. Cachexia is common with people with […]
When professional becomes personal… I am a family caregiver
I am a person, wife, mother, daughter and friend. I am a hospice palliative care nurse and educator. I am owner and director of Life and Death Matters. My mother has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, with a prognosis of months. Once again I am a family caregiver. At Life and Death Matters we […]
Personal Support Worker/ Health Care Assistant Week
The BC Home Support Summit was excellent. Over a hundred people attended. The majority were Community Health Workers (CHWs) from Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Northern Health. As I was leaving early for a flight east, I made my journey around the room before the event started. Great to meet and greet and hear the stories and […]
