Caregiver Supports

Resources and support groups for people providing care to family members, partners and friends.

Dundas Community Services Caregiver Support Group

Phone:
Contact:
Email: Web: Address:
50 Hatt St, Dundas, ON L9H 0A1, Canada
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all caregivers.

How to apply:

Contact for information.

Offers caregivers an informal setting to share their experiences with one another in a confidential manner. Monthly meetings often include a speaker.

Alzheimer Society Support Groups

Phone:
Toll-Free Number: 1-800-565-4614
Contact:
Email: Web: Address:
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Support groups for individuals with memory loss, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease, along with their families and caregivers, as well as support groups for caregivers.

How to apply:

Contact for information.

A series of group-format support programs led by an Alzheimer society counsellors that help family, caregivers, and individuals with memory loss cope with progressive cognitive deficits, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease.

Groups offered include:

  • adult children (in person or virtual)
  • frontotemporal dementia carers
  • grief and loss
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • men's care giving
  • self care for the caregiver (virtual)
  • spousal

Ontario Caregiver Organization Support Services

Phone:
Toll-Free Number: 1-833-416-2273
Contact:
Email: Web: Address:
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all caregivers in Ontario.

How to apply:

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:

  • 24/7 helpline
  • live chat
  • peer support groups
  • information resources

Victorian Order of Nurses Caregiver Supports

Phone:
Work: 905-523-1055 xPress 4
Contact:
Email:
Web: Address:
414 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 5G8, Canada
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Program open to adults, seniors, and family caregivers.

How to apply:

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.

Seniors at Risk in Hamilton Collaborative

Phone:
Fax Number: 289-271-6990
Contact:
Email: Web: Address:
400 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8N 3R1, Canada
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Seniors (ages 55 and older) impacted by issues such as elder abuse, exploitation, mental and physical health challenges, housing, food insecurity, social isolation or dementia.

How to apply:

Referrals and service requests can be made through CareDove.

A centralized referral and intake process to facilitate timely interventions and supports for seniors impacted by issues such as elder abuse, exploitation, mental and physical health challenges, housing, food insecurity, social isolation, or dementia.

Services offered include: 

  • Case Management for Seniors at Risk
  • Dementia and Caregiver Support
  • Homelessness Prevention and Intervention
  • Volunteer Telephone Support
  • Virtual Senior Group
  • Seniors Wellness Group