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Caring for a Person with Dementia (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Someone from a specific health profession or program usually gives this resource to the person who needs it and reviews it with them. Before using this information, please review it with someone from that profession or program.

Dementia is defined as a progressive and degenerative disease caused by a number of different conditions. Occupational Therapy can help identify and improve the ability of people with dementia to perform daily activities. This pamphlet provides many useful suggestions for how a home can be made safer for those suffering from this condition. (English) Colour

Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services: A guide for our clients and their families (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

We have Mental Health and Substance Use Centres in every community within Fraser Health from Burnaby to Hope. Each centre offers a variety of services for adults 19 years and older. This booklet describes our services. (English) Colour

Go The Distance Virtual Day Programs [English] Permalink Public

Go the Distance is for older adults who cannot attend a regular Day Program in person. (English) Colour

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English (266801), Punjabi (267149)

Anxiety and Relaxation [English] Permalink Public

For older adults and their families: Ways to manage stress such as how to do deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided imagery. (English) Colour

Depression and Aging [English] Permalink Public

For older adults and their families: Information on signs of depression, self-care, antidepressant medicines, and resources available. (English) Colour

Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions (Large Text Version) [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. This 4 page version is for those with vision challenges. Also available in a 2 page version with smaller text size (#267483). (English) Colour

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English (267482), Arabic (267510), Chinese - Simplified (267511), Chinese - Traditional (267512), Farsi (267513), French (267514), Hindi (267515), Korean (267516), Punjabi (267517), Spanish (267518), Tagalog (267533), Tigrinya (267534), Urdu (267519), Vietnamese (267520)

Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. Also available in a larger text size for those with vision challenges. (#267482). (English) Colour

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English (267483), Arabic (267521), Chinese - Simplified (267522), Chinese - Traditional (267523), Farsi (267524), French (267525), Hindi (267526), Korean (267527), Punjabi (267528), Spanish (267529), Tagalog (267535), Tigrinya (267536), Urdu (267530), Vietnamese (267531)

Burnaby Substance Use Services (Burnaby) [English] Permalink Public

Burnaby Substance Use Services offering free one-on-one counselling. It is for adults living in Burnaby who want to change their relationship to substances or are impacted by someone else's substance use. This factsheet explain more about the service. (English) Colour

Go The Distance Virtual Day Programs [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Go the Distance is for older adults who cannot attend a regular Day Program in person. (Punjabi) Colour

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English (266801), Punjabi (267149)

Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions [Arabic] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. Also available in a larger text size for those with vision challenges. (#267482). (Arabic) Colour

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English (267483), Arabic (267521), Chinese - Simplified (267522), Chinese - Traditional (267523), Farsi (267524), French (267525), Hindi (267526), Korean (267527), Punjabi (267528), Spanish (267529), Tagalog (267535), Tigrinya (267536), Urdu (267530), Vietnamese (267531)