Parkinson’s Care
As you may now know, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease in Canada, just behind Alzheimer’s. Daily, 25 Canadians are diagnosed; the majority of whom are over 60 years of age and young onset strikes some in their late teens. Unlike...
Traveling Outside of Manitoba With Private Home Care
As a home care client of Partners for Home and a participant in Manitoba's Self/Family Managed Care Program, I have experienced some things with regards to travel that other families should know. To begin with, if anything is a double edged sword, travel would be it....
An Introduction to Self and Family Managed Care
Our team understands that it can be difficult to find information about some of Manitoba’s Home Care programs online. We hope that you will find this section of our website informative and a valuable resource to assist you with your and your family’s information...
An Introduction to Home Care Services in Manitoba
Did you know that Home care services were first established in Manitoba in September 1974? As a Manitoban, you should be very proud that it was the first of its kind in the country and is the oldest comprehensive, province-wide, universal service in Canada!...
COVID-19 – Additional Precautions
Dear Clients and Employees: Partners for Home’s current Pandemic Position is included below. As more facts become available, our Pandemic Plan can be expected to evolve. Our ultimate goal is to: - Create a safe working environment for Employees and...
Top Qualities To Look For In A Good Caregiver
Truth is, it takes a very special kind of a person to be a caregiver. Caregivers do much more than just attend to the needs of their patients. They nurture, they listen, they affirm, they provide companionship, and much more. If your senior loved one or a sick family...
A Hygiene Guide When Taking Care Of A Senior Person
As age sets in, our immune system grows weaker and this makes our bodies more prone to infections. Maintaining proper hygiene for seniors positively affects their physical health and overall well-being. Some senior citizens who are either too frail or burdened with...
Helping Seniors Overcome Resistance To Care
There are various reasons seniors resist care. They might feel that accepting a hand means loss of independence and control. They may also resist because they don’t want to be a burden to anyone. In reality though, in the golden years, an aging person's body becomes...
Preparing Your Home To Host Senior Loved Ones During The Holidays
While the holidays are a time of cheer and celebration, they are often a time of real loneliness for senior loved ones. Senior citizens face a lot of inevitable losses with the passing away of spouses and friends. It’s also at this time in their lives that their...
Care4u Family Conference 2019
The 2019 Care4u Conference has come and gone. The conference is dedicated to caretakers of all stripes - you don’t need to be employed as a caretaker in order to participate. This conference is put on every year and we wanted to take a...
4 Tips For Organizing Medication
Keeping your medications jumbled up in a mess may result in mix-ups, wasted time spent hunting for the right medication, missing a dose or even overdosing. If you’re taking care of a senior loved one, organizing their medication is imperative. According to medical...
The Benefits of Music therapy for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die. Some early signs of AD include forgetting recent events or conversations. As the disease progresses, people with this condition experience cognitive signs...
What is the Difference Between Live-in Care and 24 Hour Home Care?
If you’re taking care of an elderly parent or relative, juggling between their needs and the demands of work, home and children will often result in burnout. In many cases, the ailing elderly have physical and emotional needs that only trained personnel can handle....
Role Reversal: Parenting Your Parents
When your parents start becoming frail as a result of age, a great deal of independence is lost and roles are reversed. Yet for most elderly parents, the battle to accept the loss of independence is a real one. Ageing persons will attempt to hold onto their...