Vancouver Coastal Family Caregiver Events

Family Caregivers Event: Take a Break, Learn and Have Fun. 

Sunday May 5, from 1:00-4:30pm at Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavillion, 899 West 12^th Avenue. Cost: free. Event open to anyone providing unpaid care or support to a friend or family member who is aging, ill, or living with a disability. At this event you will find information about emotional well-being, support options and self awareness. You will also learn quick and easy body mind techniques to help monitor stress, stay grounded, and healthy. Event is free but you must pre-register at 604-877-4650 or at bulent.hasan@vch.ca.

Vancouver Chinese Family Caregiver Resource Presentation.

Wednesday May 8, from 1:00–3:00pm at Choi Hall, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., 28 W. Pender Street. Cost: free. The event will present valuable community resources and programs aimed at supporting Chinese caregivers who provide unpaid care to an adult friend or family member. Participants will received a free copy of the Take Care handbook for Caregivers (while quantities last). Chinese caregivers and community multicultural service providers are encouraged to attend. For more information and to register in English, contact Lycia at lycia.rodrigues@vch.ca or 604-730-7642. To register in Chinese contact 604-730-7641.

April Calendar for South ADC

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Family Caregiver Series March Workshop

March Calendar for South ADC

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March Calendar for Beulah ADC

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Meal Delivery Programs

For caregivers who would like to arrange meals for a family member, friend or for themselves, we'd like to recommend the following agencies that provide meal delivery services for seniors and other eligible adults in the Vancouver area.

• Better Meals: Better Meals prepares and delivers nutritious, frozen meals to your home once a week. Each meals costs approximately $6.00 and includes soup, an entree and dessert.  Regular, diabetic, low sodium or pureed options are available. Click here for menu information. To order meals, you can order online or by phone at 604-299-1877.

•   Meals on Wheels: Meals on Wheels is a service operated by the Health and Home Care Society of BC which delivers hot and frozen meals  to eligible patrons residing in Vancouver or Richmond. At the present time, Meals on Wheels provides Western and Chinese style meals and is considering developing a South Asian menu in the future. Meals range in price from $2.90 to $6.00 and regular, low sugar, soft (minced) or vegetarian, poultry and fish options can be ordered. For more information, telephone 604-732-7638 or 604-733-6615 for service in Cantonese. 

Participants of our ADC programs also have the option of purchasing take home meals from our centres for the cost of $4.00. During the next few months, both of our centres will be organizing nutrition information sessions which will include information from or about both of the above meal service programs.

Alzheimer Society Spring Programs

Please see the following brochure for spring programs offered by the Alzheimer Society. For a larger version, click on each page, or visit this link