Caregiver Resource Centre
Care for the Caregiver
Managing emotions, stress, and tiredness is difficult when it comes to taking care of your patients. This article is a helpful resource that provides guidance on self-awareness, maintaining a positive mindset, and ensuring that you set healthy boundaries with yourself and patients.
Canadian Mental Health Association:
Caring for Older Adults
Legal information tailored to an older adult’s age and stage of life is important when they are in need of care, support, or decision-making assistance. This can include situations such as:
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Planning for or entering long-term care
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Managing finances or property
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Making healthcare decisions (including consent and capacity)
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Appointing someone through powers of attorney or guardianship
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Protecting against elder abuse or neglect
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Estate planning and wills
PLEA - Legal Information for Everyone:
Elder Abuse - Get Help
If you are concerned about the safety or well being of an older adult, whether the risk comes from family members, strangers, or professionals, support is available.
The Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse offers access to hotlines, emergency contacts, and support services where you can report concerns, seek guidance, and get assistance.
Reaching out can help protect older adults and connect them with the care and resources they need.
Saskatchewan Facilities Assistance
Saskatchewan regularly re-evaluates its facilities visitation policy and guidelines including long-term care homes. To see the most recent iterations of the visitation documents including the decision aid rolled out to decision-makers within homes, frequently asked questions, the Saskatchewan Health Authority commitment to open family presence, click the button below.
Guidance for family presence appeals due to pandemic restrictions is possible. Some facilities may require activating an appeal process to gain entry to see a loved one. The appeals process begins in the facility of your loved one through the care channels (the most directly responsible staff such as a nurse or charge nurse), then through administrative channels (the managers and directors of care at the home). You can seek an advocate along your journey after you have reached out to the home’s channels.
The following family presence directive is applied by the Saskatchewan Health Authority to guide access decisions for caregivers and family to health care settings during a pandemic. This includes:
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Description of the tiered system of access based on current community guidelines
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How to apply the restriction
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Who is responsible for each activity of restriction
This policy alone does not tell which level of restriction is currently in place. It alone is not a document that will determine the individual outcome of a dispute about access but will provide insight into the official policy decisions; we recommend a dispute resolution process such as contacting a Quality Care Coordinator.
COVID-19 Resources
Our digital resource centre provides you with COVID-19 resources useful to caregivers and older adults, including guidance on safety, and accessing support services.
Supplementary Health Benefits
Information on the non-insured health services that are avaliable to those who are in SAID, SIS, SEI groups, etc. The program covers various health services and products that are approved by the Ministry of Health.
As a caregiver, you need to know so you can access available benefits, avoid unnecessary costs, and make sure the person you care for gets the support they need.
Saskatchewan Aids to Independent Living
Information on availiable assistance for people who live with physical diabilities, redircting them to a healthy and active lifestyle. This page covers Eligibility, Program Objectives, Universal Benefits Program, and Special Benefits Programs.
This is important to caregivers because it helps them understand what support is available, who qualifies, and how to access programs that can improve the health and independence of the person they care for.
Home Care
Information on homecare, rehabilitation, and long-term support for older adults to remain independant at home.
This matters to caregivers because it helps them plan for long-term care needs and find support that makes daily caregiving more manageable.
Seniors' Drug Plan
Information on prescription drug coverage for eligible seniors to help reduce medication costs and support their overall health. This program outlines eligibility, covered medications, and how to apply.
This is important to caregivers because it helps them manage medication costs and ensure the senior they care for can consistently access the prescriptions they need.
Seniors Income Plan (SIP)
Information on prescription drug coverage for eligible seniors to help reduce medication costs and support their overall health. This program outlines eligibility, covered medications, and how to apply.
This is important to caregivers because it helps you manage medication costs and ensure the senior they care for can consistently access the prescriptions they need.
HealthLine 811
Information about the 811 health hotline, a free and confidential service that provides access to registered nurses and health professionals for guidance on next steps. This service explains who can use it, what types of support are available, and how to access care when you need it.
This is important for caregivers because it gives you quick, reliable support when you have health concerns about the senior in your care, helping you make informed decisions and access appropriate care without unnecessary delays.
Organizations Within Saskatchewan
