Connection Corner

Caregiving affects more than schedules and routines. This honest reflection explores the emotional, physical, financial, and relational cost of supporting aging parents.

Navigating the hospital discharge process can be a lot. And, if you are doing it without a background in healthcare, it can feel completely overwhelming. This blog is for you if your aging family member is in hospital right now, or if you want to understand the process before you are ever in the middle of it. Being even a little bit prepared makes an enormous difference.

Let's discuss what Hospital Delirium is, how you can recognize it, and what you can do to help. Hospitalization is meant to treat illness, but for many patients, it can also trigger sudden changes in thinking and cognition.

Understanding the options, the process, and the language around different types of supportive housing can make a world of difference. In this blog, we will break it all down into clear steps and scenarios so you know where to start and what to expect.

Publicly funded home care through Assisted Living Alberta is vital, but it covers only basic personal and medical needs. Services like housekeeping, meal prep, transportation, and companionship are excluded, leaving families to bridge the gap. The Client Directed Home Care program can help. This month's blog explains how it works, what it covers, and how to access it.

This month in our "Finding Your Way" series, we’ll focus on how to access healthcare supports and home services, and how to combine them effectively for the person you care for.

This month’s focus in the "Finding Your Way" series, is on one of the most common challenges families face: how to navigate supports for older adults in Alberta. Whether you are just starting out or already deep in the process, these first steps can help you find your footing and understand the options available.

Supporting your aging parents can be emotionally hard, even when you know exactly what to do. But this is why (and how) kindness and community make a difference.

September often comes with a certain energy. The air shifts, routines return, kids head back to school, and calendars fill fast. Alongside that fresh start can come an unspoken message: get back on track, push through, keep it together. But if you’re supporting an aging parent or another family member, it can feel like an added weight. Burnout from supporting aging parents is real, and yet, society keeps handing out messages like