| Free Workshops! We have some exciting news to share! NorQuest College, together with Chartwell Retirement Residences are giving family caregivers the opportunity to register for a series of workshops at no cost! Chartwell Retirement Residences has graciously agreed to sponsor 10 family caregiver workshops over the months of February and March. Chartwell Retirement Residences is a leader in the Canadian retirement living industry. The largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the country they have over 200 retirement and long term care residences across Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia. With a number of retirement residences in the Edmonton area, they are local experts dedicated to providing education about retirement options and the health care system to professional partners, seniors and their families. If you want to learn more about retirement living please join us, featuring Chartwell as our main sponsor at the upcoming workshops, or visit chartwell.comHere are the workshops:Supporting a Person With Dementia: Guidance for the Caregiver- Feb 6 (9-11am) or Mar 23 (5-7 pm) All You Need to Know About Infection Control and Prevention – Feb 9 (5-7 pm) or Mar 17 (5-7 pm)Effective Communication: Guidance for the Caregiver- Feb 11 (5-7 pm) or Mar 11 (5-7 pm) Navigating the Healthcare System – Feb 25 (5-7 pm) or Mar 25 (5-7 pm) Palliative and End of Life: – Mar 3 (5-7 pm) or Mar 31 (5-7 pm) Click here to learn more and to register for one or more of these sponsored workshops. If you have a friend who’d be interested, share this newsletter or our social media post.Note, to register for our other workshops (Personal & Intimate Care, Safe Mobility Practices, Mealtime & Medication and Pain Monitoring & Management), please use our normal route for registration. The link to register for the workshops not listed above is norquest.ca/family-caregiver. See attached descriptions for all workshops. Never been to a workshop, but would like to know what we are about? Listen to our latest webinar with Wellness Works Canada here. NorQuest College Family Caregiver Wellness Initiative is pleased to become a partner influencer member of Wellness Works Canada. |
