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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Spouse Caregiver Burnout: Understanding and Managing the Symptoms (Team CarePal)
Aditya Pawar, Team CarePal
Caring for a spouse is an act of unwavering devotion and love. Spouse caregivers find themselves at the frontline, providing round-the-clock care, emotional support, and often neglecting their own well-being. This noble act, while deeply fulfilling, can lead to a condition known as caregiver burnout
Research Participants: Stranger than Family Study
Alzheimer Society of Canada and Mount Royal University
This Stranger than Family Study explores how ideas about consent, capacity, and substitute decision-making affect people facing dementia who are “going it alone” and non-family, non-friend others who are involved in representing them.It aims to learn more about the considerations and challenges
Research Participants - Responsible for More: Informal Caregiving and Parenting in a Pandemic
Dalhousie University
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented restrictions on support for caregivers and parents across Alberta. We are writing to request your assistance recruiting caregivers and/or parents to participate in a study, titled “Responsible for more: Informal caregiving and parenting in a pandemic.
Connecting Generations: Planning and Implementing Interventions for Intergenerational Contact
World Health Organization
Ageism exists when “age” is used to categorize individuals and create social divisions, with ensuing injustice and harm and lack of solidarity across generations. Ageism is highly detrimental to our health and well-being and imposes a heavy cost on societies. The World Health Organization (WHO)
RECORDING & RESOURCES: Connecting People and Community for Living Well - September 2023 Partners' Meeting
Connecting People & Community for Living Well
The Connecting People and Community for Living Well Group hosted their September 2023 Partners' Meeting.
RECORDING & RESOURCES: Connecting People and Community for Living Well - October 2023 Partners' Meeting
Connecting People & Community for Living Well
The Connecting People and Community for Living Well Group hosted their October 2023 Partners' Meeting.
RECORDING: How Can Your Organization Build Connections to Strengthen Communities?
CORE Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults Group
On November 9, 2023, the CORE Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults Group hosted a session called "How can your organization build connections to strengthen communities?" with Heather Keam from the Tamarack Institute.Description: With the rise in social isolation and loneliness in our
RECORDING: Elder Abuse Movement for Change
CORE Elder Abuse Group & Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC)
Elder Abuse is often committed by someone known to the victim, such as a family member, friend, or caregiver, but the abuse can come from anyone in a position of power, control, or trust in the older adult’s life. In recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month, the CORE Alberta Elder Abuse Gro
Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada's report on the state of public health in Canada in 2023 – Creating the Conditions for Resilient Populations: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies.The impacts of emergencies are not the same for everyone. Some populations are at greater risk of exposure
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