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Appendix 7Caregiver Support and Wellbeing Priority ProjectOrganization Community Consultation53 Survey’s have been distributed47 returnedZone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 & 9HaliburtonHighlandsKawarthaLakesPeterboroughCity &CountyNorthumberlandHavelockDurhamEastDurhamWestDurhamNorthCentralScarboroughAgincourt/RougeScarboroughCliffs2 2 4 10 8 7 5 91. Indicate using point form the supports which are provided to caregivers by your organization using thecaregiver support model.2. Are there any areas of support which could be added to this chart? If yes, please add your comment.74
• Please add accessibility under Care Planning. It is important to recognize that sometimes alternatemethods of communication and information sharing are needed for caregivers to get the informationand support they need.• Transition from home to LTC facility.• In home counseling – having an actual person to call anytime during a stressful time.• Support through technology – online inquiries, video conferencing, peer support groups with onlinediscussions, caregiver resource and linkae website.3. What do the caregivers you work with need to stay healthy and independent?• To be taken seriously, the inquiries are not just seen as complaining.• Easy access to information to increase knowledge and confidence of caregivers.• No waiting lists – when they reach out for help, most need it immediately and can’t wait.• Back up plans if respite is cancelled – so often we hear of a scheduled PSW was to come and at thelast minute the plan was cancelled or changed.• A shoulder to lean on.• More consistent training on how to provide illness specific care i.e. post stroke recovery.• More opportunities for respite.• 24 help line like the Kids help phone.• Doctors to be more knowledgeable to the supports within the Community.• Financial assistance, subsidy, etc.• Financial assistance for the expenses of caring for their loved one ie transportation, medicalequipment.• Support for legal/financial advice.• Understand how to cope during transition phases – discharge from hospital, etc.• Support to help educate their family on what is going on.• Education about how to care for themselves.• Respite – time to sleep, do chores, read, and stay at home when in home respite comes in.• A caregiver office or location which has information, opportunities for education, help to deal withanger.• Culturally sensitive information and support – which helps caregivers understand the system ofsupport which is available. Also to understand the social supports available to the client.• More services in the community. – if there isn’t anywhere for people to go for support this is aproblem.• Better communication and coordination between organizations – i.e. organization which supportsthose with hearing loss and other support agencies most don’t think to access each others expertiseand resources.• Programs and services which are for caregivers separately and not just because they accompany aclient.• Acknowledgement.4. Please identify any unmet needs or issues which arise when supporting caregivers.• 24 hour sign language interpreting services.• More respite of any type is needed, short stay, in home and ADP.• An Adult Day program in Whitby.• Equitable access to short stay respite beds.• Seeing a caregiver under stress and not being able to take more time to address their situation. Weneed more resources specific to the caregiver in addition to the client.• Somewhere to call to get support for caregivers who we deal with. Sometimes they need the type ofinformation or education which we do not have.• More types of support groups.• In home respite is generally not available for MHA.75
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Caregiver Support andWell-Being Pri
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSMany thanks to the
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The “Defining” group identified
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• Mandate regular education and t
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• Caregivers provide the invisibl
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INFORMATION-GATHERING PROCESSIn ord
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Data CollectionData was also collec
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FindingsSources include caregivers,
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RespiteDefinitionRespite is the pro
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Provincial Recommendations:1. Provi
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Findings1. In order to keep a loved
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Page 25 and 26: CAREGIVER SUPPORT MODELPlanning Fra
Page 27 and 28: This accountability includes:a) A c
Page 29 and 30: Caregiver Support Component ChartTh
Page 31 and 32: Central East Caregiver Support Cent
Page 33 and 34: Zone Specific Advisory GroupsZone-s
Page 35 and 36: Volunteers:Supportive interaction -
Page 37 and 38: Caregivers’ contributions need to
Page 39 and 40: Appendix 1Project Team NameCaregive
Page 41 and 42: Collaboratives: Durham East Collabo
Page 43 and 44: • Whether or not particular famil
Page 45 and 46: consumers, caregivers and service p
Page 47 and 48: Goals, Objectives & Performance Mea
Page 53 and 54: Project CostsFiscal Yr:08-09Fiscal
Page 55 and 56: Project TeamTeam Member,Organizatio
Page 57 and 58: Project/InitiativeInterdependency &
Page 59 and 60: Project RisksThreat:Risk Likelihood
Page 61 and 62: VON Canada. (2005). VON Canada Care
Page 63 and 64: Appendix 4Caregiver Support and Wel
Page 65 and 66: Appendix 5Community Engagement Surv
Page 67 and 68: • Somewhere to go where I can get
Page 69 and 70: week for personal care. I live over
Page 71 and 72: 1. Indicate using point form the su
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Page 80 and 81: ReferencesCompensation of Caregiver
Page 82 and 83: U.S.National Family Caregiver Suppo
Page 84: xxx MOHLTC, February 2009, Caring a
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