Dundas Community Services offers caregivers an informal setting to share their experiences with one another in a confidential manner. Monthly meetings often include a speaker.
Caregiver Supports
Resources and support groups for people providing care to family members, partners and friends.
Caregiver Support Group
Work: 905-627-5461
50 Hatt St, Dundas, ON L9H 0A1, Canada
Second Monday of each month
1pm-2pm
Cost:
Who can access this service: None
Open to all caregivers.
Contact for information.
Dundas Community Services Lunch and Learn
Work: 905-627-5461
50 Hatt St, Dundas, ON L9H 0A1, Canada
Cost:
Who can access this service: None
Older adults and their caregivers.
Contact for information.
Provides topical professional education, training, and seminars for caregivers and seniors. Sessions vary, and may include information on topics such as finances, end of life, and senior safety.
Alzheimer Society of Hamilton Halton Family Support Groups
Cost:
Who can access this service: None
Individuals with memory loss, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease, along with their families and caregivers
Contact for information
A series of group-format support programs that help family, caregivers, and individuals with memory loss cope with progressive cognitive deficits, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease. Different groups are offered that focus on specific topics such as:
- caring for a parent
- coping with responsive behaviours
- grief and loss
- long-term care
- understanding specific diseases
Ontario Caregiver Organization Support Services
Hours vary, contact for details
Cost:
Who can access this service: None
Open to all caregivers in Ontario.
Contact for information.
Offers a variety of support services for Ontario caregivers who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend, or neighbour.
Programs include:
- 24 hour helpline
- live chat
- peer support groups
- information resources
Victorian Order of Nurses Caregiver Supports
Work: 905-523-1055 x408
414 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton, Suite M2, ON L8L 5G8, Canada
Program hours vary, contact for details.
Cost:
Who can access this service: None
Program open to adults, seniors, and family caregivers.
Contact to register.
Skilled and compassionate VON professionals provide information, education, and emotional support to family caregivers. Caregiver Support groups are available virtually and in-person. Educational classes teach skills for managing stressful caregiving situations, developing self-care, regaining control, and linking with community resources. Services are offered either by telephone or an in-home visit, or as a four-part education series scheduled at different times and locations throughout the area.