Family & Friends Caregiver Support Group – Summer 2025

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If you work in long term care, this is a resource you can offer to the families you come in contact with: Family, Friends and Caregivers Caregiver Support Group – summer series.  

Family and friends of people living in long term care share similar experiences, and they are not alone.  Many emotions can arise by having your loved in long term care.  This support group  meets to share stories and support each other through the difficult moments.

Our Caregiver Support Group is about having a safe place to talk about your emotions, connect with other family, friends and caregivers, learn how to support your loved one in care, and gain tools to assist you in taking care of yourself.  Our hope is that family and friends will feel encouraged, supported and strengthened to continue this ongoing journey.

Details

The Family and Friends Support Group will be a closed group with a maximum of 10 members, and a minimum of 5 members.  This is to create a safe and familiar space where we can build trust with other members over time and feel comfortable sharing with one another.  Registration will be on a first come first serve basis.  There will be a total of 4 sessions in this summer series with dates as follows:

Dates: July 9th and July 16th August 6th and August 13th

Time:  2:30 -3:30 pm

Location: Terrace East Boardroom

Topics may include:

  • Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Secondary Stress Syndrome
  • Ambiguous Loss and Grief
  • Understanding behaviors
  • Learning to cope with difficult emotions
  • Communication (how to have a good visit, effective communication)

After this group has completed, another group will be started in Fall of 2025.  Members who have completed a Family & Friends Caregiver Support Group series can register for another group in the future.

The group will be facilitated by Menno Home Social Worker Kim Wiebe and Menno Hospital Social Worker Dan Janzen.

For more information and to register please contact Menno Home Social Worker kim.wiebe[at]mennoplace.ca (604) 851-1361