Do you care for a family member or friend at home?

Do you visit a friend or family member in a nursing home
regularly?

Are you the parent of a child with mental or physical challenges?

Do you phone a friend or family member regularly to check on them, make sure they take their meds or to see how they are each day?

If you answered YES to any of
these you are a Caregiver.



Caregiver Nomination Forms 2010 now available!

Once again we will be celebrating caregivers at special events in Halifax and in Port Hawkesbury in May, 2010.  You can nominate a caregiver to be honoured! You simply download and complete a  Nomination form and fax or mail it to us.

Halifax Nomination form

Port Hawkesbury Nomination form

If you have any questions about nominations do not hesitate to call us at (902) 421-7390, 1(877)488-7390 or email projects@caregiversns.org.

Thank you!

 


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Pharmacists can now offer broader services

Pharmacists can now refill, extend or adjust prescriptions,
and prescribe certain drugs so they can be covered by patients' insurance plans.

The full Department of Health news release can be found here

 


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The meaning of respite care

Here is an interesting research article from Cape Breton University on the meaning of respite care for family caregivers.


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How to use this website Hello!  Welcome to our newly redesigned website.   This is a quick explanation of how to move around the site and what it contains.
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