201611.09
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Caregivers must learn to dance in the rain (part I)

by Eleni Fakotakis-Kolaitis Director of HSSQ If you are taking care of an elderly relative (father, mother, husband or wife) who is losing their autonomy and are depending more and more on you to help take care of them on a regular basis, you are considered a natural caregiver as opposed to a paid caregiver….

201611.09
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HSSQ—Empowerment services to natural caregivers of the elderly (Part II)

by Eleni Fakotakis-Kolaitis Director of HSSQ We offer individual consultation, information and support to caregivers of the elderly who live in Laval.  Our intervention counselors have received intensive training on the subject of Alzheimer disease.  We continue to sensitise the Greek community to the needs of natural caregivers of the elderly. We do this through…