5 minDon't Wait until it's too LateIf you would like to learn more about Advance Care Planning, the QDHPCA is offering information seminars on January 15 & 29, 2022. To...
4 minEstate Planning and Charitable GivingIntegrating charitable giving into your estate plan can help more than your community. It carries tax benefits, such as reducing the...
5 minAssessing Pain in People with DementiaPain is a problem for older adults. It affects their everyday function and quality of life. Often, we think that pain is just a normal...
3 minWhat is the BC Palliative Care Benefits (Plan P)?Your physician has just told you that you or your loved one has a limited time left in their life. The air feels as if it has been sucked...
4 minWhat is the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS)?The ESAS is a tool that was developed to help assess nine symptoms that are common in palliative care patients: pain, tiredness,...
10 minWhat is the Palliative Performance Scale - part 2Written by CL Smith When I started researching the Palliative Performance Scale and fell down the rabbit hole that is called Google, I...
4 minWhat is the Palliative Performance Scale? - part 1There are many assessment tools used to help track and report information to your palliative healthcare team. The Palliative Performance...
2 minAdvance Care Planning Day is April 16Written by CL Smith What would happen if you experienced a sudden illness or were in a major accident that prevented you from making your...
3 minGrief & Valentine’s DayJust as you make it through the grief of the winter holiday season, Valentine’s Day hits. If you are grieving a loved one, this day can...
3 minYou Are Not Alone in Grief, Even in the Month of LoveWritten February 1, 2021 by CL Smith When you are living with grief, there is nothing worse than an entire month filled with romance,...
6 minThe Cost of Caring: 10 Ways to Prevent Compassion Fatiguehttps://www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/business-management/human-resources/article/cost-of-caring-10-ways-to-prevent-compassion-fa...
3 minCompassion Fatiguehttps://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/compassion-fatigue Compassion fatigue, also known as second-hand shock and secondary stress...
11 minFuneral Guidance during a Pandemichttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/funeral-guidance.html Grieving the loss of a loved one during the fear and...
3 minReclaiming Death as an Honoured Part of LifeMemento Mori: “Remember, Thou art Mortal” Written by Nicola Finch and originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of The Green Gazette....
3 min10 Children Books on Death, Grief, and Loss for Younger ReadersPublished March 31, 2017 https://www.funeralguide.com/blog/10-childrens-books-on-death-grief-and-loss When a loved-one dies, a child may...
2 min5 Grief Apps for the BereavedPublished February 5, 2018 https://www.funeralguide.com/blog/5-grief-apps After losing a loved one, you may feel you need support in...
3 minThe Coronavirus is a Chance to have the End-of-Life Conversations we needWritten by Gordon Rubenfeld Published March 16, 2020 in The Globe and Mail Gordon Rubenfeld is an intensive-care physician at Sunnybrook...
4 minPick a Day, Maybe Today to Talk with Loved Ones about End-of-Life CareWritten Sept. 29, 2017 by Shoshana Ungerleider https://www.statnews.com/2017/09/29/end-of-life-conversation/ I usually don’t give a...