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Caring for someone with a terminal illness: caring for the caregiver

This brochure was created by Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities Centre for Education and Research on Aging &...

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Supporting Informal Caregivers—The Heart of Home Care

The first of two related studies released in 2010 by Canadian Institute for Health Information. "Supporting Informal Caregivers—The Heart of...

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Procedure for Subcutaneous administration

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) procedure for providing an evidenced-based standard approach to establishing a subcutaneous route for medication and/or...

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The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Caregivers

A practical, comprehensive and easy-to-read guide regarding caring for someone at home with Alzheimer's disease. Includes glossary, illustrations, tips, and...

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Teaching end-of-life care in the home

Article available with free access online.  

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One Chance to Get it Right

The Liverpool Care Pathway developed in the 1990’s was a generic model intended to replicate palliative care across settings.  In...

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Home Care Knowledge Network

The Home Care Knowledge Network is a website with a wealth of information on home care delivery. Supportive resources, tools...

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Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC) – Short Version

A global measure of perceived burden resulting from home care. The BSFC is designed for use in both clinical practice...

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Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC)

A global measure of perceived burden resulting from home care. The BSFC is designed for use in both clinical practice and...

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Narcan Protocol

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) clinical protocol to facilitate timely and effective response to excessive CNS and respiratory depression suspected...

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