Our Unsung Heroes: Celebrating Care Partners

- Elaine Book

There is no Hallmark holiday for Care Partners….but there should be! However, November is National Family Caregivers Month.

There are many words used to describe the act of providing care to someone else….caregiver, care partner, carer….Sometimes these words are used interchangeably, and other times, people feel one word more accurately describes their role.

Regardless of National Caregivers Month or Care Partners Awareness Day, care partners should be “seen” for all they do in front of and behind the scenes.

Often referred to as the invisible patient, care partners are a critical piece in the wellness puzzle for people with health conditions. As a result, supporting the care partners’ own wellness is also critical so they can continue to do what needs to be done.

The BC Brain Wellness Program (BCBWP) is committed to this special group of people and has been providing programming to meet the unique needs of care partners since 2020 including care partner-specific classes, workshops and discussion groups.

Watch this video that captures the value of care partner programming with the BCBWP.

Learn more about our past workshop videos and handouts.

You can register for the upcoming workshops in November and December below.

Let’s Get Creative: Balancing My Needs and Those of the One I Caregive Friday, November 8th — 10:00-11:30AM

The F-Words for Living: A New Framework for Wellness Monday, December 2nd — 10:00-11:30AM

“Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.”

By Les Brown