Connection Corner

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

If you’ve ever found yourself navigating support for an aging parent, partner, or older relative and feeling like it’s mostly on your shoulders, you’re not alone. In fact, what you’re experiencing is part of a much bigger shift that is quietly, but profoundly, reshaping how care for older adults is happening across Canada.