The Right Support at the Right Time campaign
Moments that transform lives: better understanding the caregiving trajectory to better support caregivers
The caregiving trajectory is marked by a series of turning points. From starting the journey to being recognized for the role to seeing it all come to an end, these transitions will strongly impact the experience of each caregiver, making it unique.
Our campaign, The Right Support at the Right Time, invites healthcare professionals and service providers to learn more about the key moments that mark the journey of care by delving further into the process. It also offers guidance and tools to support caregivers as their trajectory evolves, shifts or is redefined.
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Entry into caregiving
Becoming a caregiver is a life-changing experience. Whether it comes about Whether it comes about gradually or abruptly, the role is accompanied by some very real challenges. This short video explores how the caregiving trajectory can begin, the specific needs that arise and ways to support caregivers as they navigate this pivotal period.
Recognizing the caregiver’s role
For many, being a caregiver implies overseeing the day-to-day care and concerns of a loved one, often while juggling other responsibilities like work, school or parenting. This video explores how recognition of the role — not just by others, but also by oneself — can make a world of difference for caregivers. We also look at ways to support caregivers through the process.
The end of caregiving
When we think of caregiving, it’s often from the standpoint of during — but what happens when the role comes to an end? This video explores the various ways in which the caregiving trajectory may draw to a close, the specific needs of caregivers at this stage and practical tips on supporting them through the transition.
Resources to share with caregivers
Resource directories in Quebec
- L’Appui pour les proches aidants’s resource directory
- Proche aidance Québec’s list of member organizations
- CAP santé mentale’s regional mental health resources
Referrals
- Référence aidance Québec’s direct referral platform
Helplines
- 811 (Info-Santé/Info-Social)
- Caregiver Support Helpline (1 855 852-7784) – L’Appui pour les proches aidants
- Family peer support helpline (1 800 349-9915) – Arborescence
- Family member referral line (1 855 272-7837) – CAP santé mentale (in French)
- Bereavement helpline (1 888-533-3845) – Tel-Écoute (in French)
Support tools for key transitional moments
Entry into caregiving
- Fact sheet: Reducing the sense of obligation among caregivers: strategies for professionals and practitioners
- Tool (in French): Parcours de vie – L’Accompagnateur
- Website section (in French): Diagnostic et premières démarches – Fédération québécoise de l’autisme
- Tool (in French): Cap Mieux-Être – CAP santé mentale
- Tool (in French): Naviguer ensemble – Parkinson Québec
- Alzheimer Society of Quebec’s resources
Caregiver recognition
- Infographic: What Is a Caregiver? Would You Know One to See One?
- Fact sheet: Helping caregivers self-identify: strategies for professionals and practitioners
- Fact sheet: Helping caregivers who don’t identify as such: strategies for professionals and practitioners
- Video (in French): Soutenir un membre de son entourage : reconnaître son rôle et ses responsabilités
- Webinar (in French) on fostering caregiver self-recognition: Favoriser la reconnaissance des personnes proches aidantes : recension des pratiques au Québec, au Canada et à l’international
- Report: Caregiver Recognition and Self-Recognition: Challenges and Practices
- Online course (in French) on caregiver realities and needs: Portrait des réalités et besoins des personnes proches aidantes : pour une meilleure reconnaissance – CREGÉS
- Video: You must know a young caregiver – Proche aidance Québec
- Tool for young carers: Lou’s Questionnaire – LaPProche
- Online course (in French) on recognizing and supporting young carers: Jeunes personnes proches aidantes en milieu scolaire postsecondaire : Comment repérer et soutenir les jeunes qui prennent soin des leurs ? – LaPProche
- Questionnaire: Are you a caregiver ? – Fondation Émergence
- Questionnaire (in French): Quel type de pilier êtes-vous ? – Arborescence
- Questionnaire (in French): Suis-je proche aidant ? – Regroupement des aidantes et aidants naturels de Montréal
- Regroupement des aidantes et aidants naturels de Montréal’s videos (in French)
- Game (in French): Jeu des 7 familles – L’Appui pour les proches aidants
- Podcast (in French): Des histoires qui résonnent : le balado des proches aidants – L’Appui pour les proches aidants
When caregiving ends
- Web feature (in French) on post-caregiving support best practices: Pratiques gagnantes à l'étape de la post-aidance – L’Appui pour les proches aidants
- CRÉGES conference session (in French) on grief and loss support for caregivers: Un outil pour soutenir les proches aidants dans leur deuil
Caregiving trajectories
- Trajectory of parent caregivers of autistic children
- Trajectory of young caregivers
- Trajectory of caregivers of cancer patients (upcoming)
- Trajectory of caregivers of people with mental health issues (upcoming)
- Trajectory of caregivers of people in palliative or end-of-life care (upcoming)
- Trajectory of caregivers of older adults in hospital settings (upcoming)
- Trajectory of caregivers in immigrant communities (upcoming)
- Trajectory of caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia (upcoming)
To dig deeper, explore the Knowledge portal on caregiving.
