Connection Corner

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

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.

Caring for an aging parent or family member is often a deeply personal journey, but it can also bring significant emotional and physical challenges that are hard to navigate alone. Read the blog to learn strategies to help you thrive as a caregiver, while practicing self-compassion.

Caring for an aging family member is journey full of complexities. But having expert support can be a game-changer!

Having difficult conversations is one of the most challenging aspects of caring for an aging family member.