Resources to help support caregivers and family members of people with advanced illness.
Resources from Hospice Calgary
- Family Conversations about MAID
- Life’s Last Chapter
- Living with Advanced Illness Brochure
- Should My Child Attend the Funeral?
- Talking to Children About Life-Threatening Illness
- Talking To Teens about Life-Threatening Illness
- The Grieving Colleague: 10 Do’s and Don’t’s
- Palliative Care Resources
- When the Holidays Hurt
Resources from Other Organizations
- A Guide for Caregivers
- Alberta Cancer Exercise Brochure
- Alberta Healthy Living Program
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- CareChannel Resource Library
- Caregiver Alberta: Programs & Services Brochure
- Caregiver Alberta: Community Programs
- Caregiver Coaching
- Caregiver Connect
- Caregivers Guide: A Handbook about End of Life Care
- Caregivers Lighthouse
- Calgary Seniors Volunteer Respite for Caregivers
- Caregivers: Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First
- Caregiver Support Program Online Training
- Chinese Patients With Cancer at the End of Life
- Emotional Journey of Caregiving
- Grief in the Workplace
- Stories for Caregivers
- Support for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
- PEOLC Resources
- Video — Tips for Caregivers
Suggested Books for Caregivers and Family Members
The book titles below will link you to Goodreads. There, you’ll find reviews and information about the book. Most of these books can be borrowed from the Library or purchased from book stores.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
Tuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss
by Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
by Nina Riggs
Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying
by Ram Dass, Mirabai Bush
The Grace in Dying: A Message of Hope, Comfort and Spiritual Transformation
by Kathleen Dowling Singh
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi