Dementia and Caregiver Services — BRELLA - Community Services Society

Caregiver Support

**We understand being a caregiver can be**
**difficult, but we are here to help**

We offer the following services for caregivers:

Client-Centered Individual Support

Scheduled appointments with caregivers to provide one-to-one support. Meetings can be held remotely or in-office.

Family & Caregiver Conferences

Caregiver support for families is also available to help families understand and manage difficult situations in an atmosphere where they can ask questions and air concerns. Appointment times can flex to accommodate work schedules. Conferences can be held remotely, in-office, or through a hybrid system.

Caregiver Support Groups

The Caregiver Support Group is beneficial to caregivers in all stages of their caregiving journey. This group focuses on providing education, support, camaraderie and relaxation. You must register to attend.

Caregiver Support Group: Weekly sessions at our South Surrey location.
- Tuesdays from 12:30 PM - 2 PM
- Wednesdays 11:00 - 12:20 PM
- Thursdays from 12:30 PM - 2 PM
Caregiver Cafe: First Wednesday of every month from 1 PM - 2 PM at our Newton location.

Referrals to Community and Health Care Services

Helping caregivers identify available community resources they can benefit from and connecting them with those services and supports.

Caring Conversations

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Flipping Stigma

A diagnosis of dementia can increase a person’s sense of vulnerability. Not only are people faced with challenging cognitive changes but too often many also face needless stigma and discrimination that can make the experience worse.

As such, the discrimination caused by stigma that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia needs to be “flipped on its ear!”

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