Two Webinars: Navigating the System & Building a Gold Medal Support Network
Webinar 1: Navigating the System
The Alzheimer Society of BC is offering a webinar on understanding and navigating the Canadian health-care system as a caregiver for someone with dementia on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 2:00pm or 7:00pm. (PST). They provide the following description: “Understanding how the health-care system works and navigating your way through it while you care for someone with dementia can often feel overwhelming. This tele-workshop for family caregivers will help you make sense of the system so you are able to get the help you need, when you need it.”
To attend this webinar by phone: Call 1-866-994-7745, Participant pass code: 1122333 or
By internet: https://momentum.adobeconnect.com/alzheimerbc (enter as a guest). Use the same phone information or listen through your computer.
Webinar 2: Building a Gold Medal Support Network
Caregivers require an exceptional amount of support from their friends and family. The Caregiver Network is offering a webinar on Thursday, March 9, 2017 from 12Noon to 1:00pm (PST) to provide insight on how to accept help from others. They offer the following description: “Whether your caregiving is short-term or long-term, asking for and accepting help is always a good idea. So – who can you turn to for help and how do you ask? These are some of the questions Jodie McDonald will address in this Power Hour webinar on Building a Gold Medal Support Network. Jodie is a seasoned Social Worker with experience in crisis intervention, family support, mental health and community development. Jodie will share her insights from this work and help you identify your caregiving needs, think through who you can ask for help and provide tips on how to approach the ask. Learn how to access and use the resources that are available to you, creating a circle of support from which both the giver and receiver can benefit.”
To attend this webinar: Register for a free account at http://thecaregivernetwork.ca/ and click “Register” on the webinar webpage. To access the webinar by phone, call 1-866-428-1156 (toll free) and use the Conference ID: 423465. To access the webinar online, search for “Building a Gold Medal Support Network,” and click on the link on the Webinar webpage on March 9, 2017 at 12:00 Noon.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEB LINKS
- Visitation Line: 604-438-4010 ext. 830
- Canada Pension Plan
- Retirement Pension, Disability Benefits, Death Benefit, Children's Benefits, Survivor's Pension: 1-800-277-9914
- HandyDart (everyday): 604-575-6600
- HealthLink BC (24/7): 811 or www.healthlinkbc.ca
- Seniors Health Care Support: 1-877-952-3181
- Seniors Distress Line (24/7): 604-872-1234 or www.crisiscentre.bc.ca
- Community and Govt. Services (24/7): 211 or www.bc211.ca