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Caring for a loved one at any age strains even the most resilient people.
COVID-19 added additional anxiety on the heads of households that often feel the most stress. But who is supporting them? Care for the Caregiver is designed to bring light to help caregivers take steps to preserve their own health and well-being. |
The ‘Ultimate Caregivers’ need help with sewing Doctors, nurses and dietary staff are some of the ultimate caregivers working to ensure patients receive the best possible care. They need sewers to make specialized items like scrub caps. Despite self-imposed protective separation from their own families, front-line caregivers soldier-on in professional roles. They need public support in unexpected ways. 
Help a Caregiver: Sew a Mask Many caregivers look after kids, older adults, or disabled dependents. Most caregivers are not yet required to wear a mask in the home. However,when they shop or take their loved one to an appointment, a mask may be required for safety in public. Pull out your sewing machine. Not a sewer? Patterns offer non-sew options, as well. Your brief visit to drop off your DIY mask for a caregiver will add emotional support. 
Caring for Seniors: A Time for Lifelong Learning Seniors, by their own life experiences, can offer caregivers insights to the past in unique ways. While caring for a senior may be tedious and tiring there are ways that the lives of both the caregiver and care receiver can benefit. Encourage writing a journal or family stories. Caregiver you rest, phone a friend, take a break. 
Tips for Caregivers who Feed Pre-schoolers During COVID-19, parents have become full time caregivers on duty 24-7, doing paid work from home while simultaneously caring for their own preschoolers. Daycares and schools remain closed. Life is hectic. Time is at a premium, yet good nutrition is top of mind. Tips from Home Economist, Megan Flatt, P.H.Ec. who works at a Montessori School may help. 
Pivot to Positive Word Power |
Help support Caregivers of children with special needs with food kindness. 
Invite a Caregiver to ‘Do Lunch’ Caregivers are often isolated with a decreasing lack of support over time. Caring for a loved one becomes a full-time job. Caregivers can quickly lose touch with their own friends, needs and former lifestyle. They need emotional support and interaction with people outside the home and small surprises that you can offer. But how can that happen when that person is unable to leave their post? Why not drop off lunch to them and give them a call or video chat after you arrive home? 
Give Half your Casserole to a Caregiver! 
Caregivers Need Adequate Sleep Family caregivers are essential workers offering a layer of support second-to-none; yet it is common for caregivers to lack adequate rest. We all require proper sleep to recharge our bodies and minds to give us stamina and patience to complete the work assigned to us. There is increasing evidence linking the importance of sleep to mental and physical wellness. |
What does protein look like for a senior? Egg shaped? Seniors are recommended to have a protein source at every meal. Eggs can offer a simple mealtime solution, as you care for a senior or yourself or are just being kind, helping to bring a meal to a senior in your neighbourhood. Eggs include anything from an egg salad sandwich to deviled eggs to pickled eggs. Round out your meal gift with thinly sliced vegetables and friuit. 
A Care Package for the Caregiver: baking from the heart 
Get a Grip on your Grocery Bill Grocery shopping is presenting families and caregivers new challenges. We are shopping less often, noting a rise in food prices and helping family and friends with their orders. Perhaps you are ordering online with curb pick-up or making in-store choices for others? Empower yourself to balance nutritional needs with cost savings. |
