Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association advances and advocates for quality hospice palliative care in Canada through public education, awareness, and public policy.
Date updated: December 4, 2024
Nav-Care Volunteer – Eastern Urban Zone and Eastern Rural Zone NLHS
Nav-Care Volunteer in the Eastern Urban Zone and Eastern Rural Zone NL Health Service. Nav-CARE is a free volunteer navigation program that supports people with declining health (living at home or in a personal care home) to live independently in the community for as long as possible. Specially trained Nav-CARE volunteers help clients access resources…
Parkinson Society NL – Exercise Classes
Parkinson Society NL – Exercise Classes Contact Derek Staubitzer if you are interested in attending these in person or Zoom sessions in Bay Roberts, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, or St. John’s, NL . NOTE: the Exercise Class schedule (below) may change due to a variety of reasons including Holidays or weather. Derek Staubitzer (He/Him)…
SpacesShared Home Sharing in NL
SpacesShared provides students who need an affordable place to stay paired with seniors experiencing loneliness who have rooms to rent. Seniors also benefit from rental income, support in their home and a sense of purpose while students are provided with a safe and affordable place to stay. CONTACT: Website: https://www.spacesshared.ca/home/host platform online Telephone: 1-833-766-6329 Toll Free Email: customersuccess@spacesshared.ca…
Virginia Park Community Centre St. John’s
Virginia Park Community Centre St. John’s (VPCC) • The community centre’s main offices relocated to the Academy Canada building on Harding Road, which is located next door to the Virginia Park Community Centre; • Employment Services also relocated to Academy Canada Building #4, 43 Harding Rd. St. John`s NL, A1A 5T8 same contact Janice Henstridge,…
Better Breathing Choir Online and In Person
The Better Breathing Choir meets online via Zoom, Wednesdays at 7:30 pm for an hour. We also offer some hybrid sessions which take place at the same time at the School of Music, Memorial University. Contact Jane Gosine for information about when sessions take place and how to join. There is no registration fee to…
CONNECTIONS FOR SENIORS ST. JOHN’S SHELTER AND SUPPORT
Connections for Seniors, a non-profit agency in St. John’s, provides temporary shelter and supportive services for older men, older women, or older couples who are 55 years of age and older and facing homelessness or in crisis. They help seniors navigate complex systems linked to health, housing, legal, and financial matters (Community Outreach). ELIGIBILITY –…
How to Cope with Caregiver Anger
“Caregiving definitely makes us tougher and grow thicker skin. We constantly go through so many different and unexpected situations, balancing on an emotional roller coaster every single day. Over time, we get less upset about many things and control better our actions and reactions. Sometimes, we lash out when we feel angry, depleted, and controlless,…
Caregivers and Depression
https://www.caregiveraction.org/caregivers-and-depression ” ” Life feels so heavy. It’s as if there is a gray cloud that hovers over everything I do.” ” Decision making has become so frightening for me. I think I’m losing my mind.” “I wish I could sleep forever.” If you recognize these feelings in yourself, and if you’ve been feeling this way day after day, month after month,…
Dementia: Eating, Hydration, and Nutrition. A Compassionate Approach
Eating, Hydration, and Nutrition in Dementia. A Compassionate Approach