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10 websites every caregiver should bookmark
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Whether you're searching for health information or employment, the Internet can be a digital godsend if you're one of the nearly 2 million family caregivers in Canada (Health Canada, 2005).
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By Jennifer D. Foster
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Tending to someone with health challenges is a full-time job for many. And if you're like home-support worker Tammy Frye from Richmond, B.C., you'll find that the Web is an invaluable resource. "Because I work during the day, the Internet is a very useful tool for all my job-searching and banking, some communication and e-Bay shopping," she says.
Whether you're busy preparing meals, assisting with doctor visits or helping with personal hygiene, time to surf the Net can be a precious commodity. Here's a short cut to 10 helpful sites you'll want to save to your favourites menu.
1) Canadian Adult Care
www.canadianadultcare.ca
Are you a registered nurse, respite worker, live-in/live-out caregiver looking for work -- or a family searching for one? Martha Scully, founder/president of CanadianAdultCare.ca considers her self-serve national database of caregivers to be a low-cost, effective way to find qualified care. And "all contact occurs directly between families and job seekers, so each controls whom they hire or for whom they work." The cost? Job seekers: Free. Families: $59.99 for two months of unlimited access; $99.99 for six months.
2) Caregiver Network Inc. (CNI)
www.caregiver.on.ca
Launched in 1996 by founder/CEO Karen Henderson, CNI is a virtual cornucopia of caregivers' associations, links, education resources, publications, personal stories and audio-visual resources. Consider buying the 37-page Personal Care Binder, to assist in detailing and co-ordinating care. CNI's sister site, www.howtocare.com, offers practical information, from seniors' nutrition to the warning signs that indicate daily care is needed.
3) The Canadian Caregiver Coalition (CCC)
www.ccc-ccan.ca
Made up of caregivers and support groups, national stakeholder organizations and researchers, the CCC aims to influence policies while promoting awareness and action for nationwide family caregivers. The online home of this bilingual, non-profit voice offers policy/research papers and direct links to support groups and member organizations. You can start or renew a membership online.
4) The Canadian Women's Health Network
www.cwhn.ca
This bilingual web of researchers, activists, mothers, daughters, caregivers, groups and organizations is dedicated to bettering women's health and equality in Canada and worldwide. Find thousands of resources here, including articles, links, news and research findings. Sign up for Brigit's Notes, a free monthly e-bulletin, and stay current on new policy initiatives, events/conferences and women's health issues and activism. Subscribe to Cdn-Women, a moderated list and forum, where you can ask questions and share ideas, announcements and job opportunities.
5) Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
www.cihi.ca
The CIHI is a non-profit organization that collects and analyses health information. Find myriad timely statistics here about the status of Canadians' health and the health-care system, links to research, reports and other health-based organizations, health-care registries and health-spending databases, even job postings. To stay in the know, sign up for the free media-release subscription service and receive future CIHI releases via e-mail.
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