L’Arche London (ON)
Recreational Respite and L’Arche LONDON working together this summer to...
Read MoreOntario Autism Program – Urgent Response Service
Recreational Respite is working in partnership as a provider for...
Read MoreSpecial Olympics PEI
Recreational Respite is excited to deliver programming to the athletes...
Read MoreReena – The Frailty Project
Successful Aging: Frailty, Transition and Inclusion into Senior Services (2013)...
Read MoreThe Residences of 1425 Bayview and Recreational Respite (Ontario)
Recreational Respite developed a unique program with The Residences of...
Read MoreCaregivers Counselling Series (Disability)
February 2022 As we experience various COVID-19 lockdowns across Canada,...
Read MoreCaregiver Counselling Series (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias)
February 2022 As we experience various COVID-19 lockdowns across Canada,...
Read MoreSexual Health and Healthy Relationships for People with Disabilities (Canada)
October, 2021 Recreational Respite and Rachele Manett came together after...
Read MoreChloe’s Friend Den: A Bully Prevention Initiative (Canada)
2016-present Bully prevention informs much of our work with children...
Read MoreYouth Culture (Ontario)
March, 2022 Recreational Respite proudly partnered with Youth Culture Inc. to...
Read MoreCity of Waterloo (Ontario)
April 2021- present The City of Waterloo and Recreational Respite connected...
Read MoreJays Care Foundation partners with Recreational Respite (Canada)
January 2021- present In early 2020/2021, The Jays Care Foundation...
Read MorePodcasts
Recreation Therapy and Family Caregivers
Amy MacFarlane explains recreation therapy and talks about the challenges that it helps with. She describes the special needs and health conditions for which she recommends recreation therapy. She explains why and how recreation therapy helps persons and their family caregivers meet the challenges that these conditions create. She describes some real-life examples.
Help through caregiver-support programs for Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Linda Teri is a Member of the Medical & Scientific Advisory Council of the Alzheimer’s Association. She’s Professor of Psychosocial & Community Health at the University of Washington. She speaks with Amy about Alzheimer’s disease. They discuss real-life examples of caregiver-support programs that helped family caregivers meet the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. They discuss the ways in which the programs support aging at home and say how well community-based professionals, such as nurses and physicians, and the wider public understand the family caregiving challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and the role of caregiver-support programs.
Services for Supporting Seniors’ Family Caregivers Directly
Raymond Applebaum, CEO of Peel Senior Link and Amy, tell us how they came to be interested in services for seniors and their family caregivers. They describe the services their organizations offer. They explain what’s meant by supporting family caregivers directly and the types of direct supports, including direct pay, most likely to be useful to family caregivers. They discuss the challenges in providing direct support to family caregivers, including the meeting costs.
Gentle Persuasive Approaches Program for Professional Caregivers–Family Caregiver Perspectives
Dr. Lori Schindel Martin is Associate Professor, Associate Director, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, and Chair, Gentle Persuasive Approaches Advisory Committee speaks to Amy explain gentleness in caring, and what has been learned from its application in the training of healthcare professionals and family caregivers.
In The Media (and more podcasts!)
Meeting the Needs of People with Disabilities During the Pandemic
https://www.seechangemagazine.com/meeting-the-needs-of-people-with-disabilities-during-the-pandemic/
CBC Radio, Ottawa In Town and Out
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/in-town-and-out/segment/15626473
Serving Consciously
http://www.contacttalkradio.net/CTR/elizabethbishop032318.mp3
Building the Future: Entrepreneur Amy MacFarlane shares her story
http://www.buildingthefutureshow.com/past-shows/2017/8/29/amy-macfarlane
ISBA: International Short Break Association, Keynote, Scotland
https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/irissfm/isba-2016-shifting-sector-amy-macfarlane
Spirit of Leadership and Entrepreneurship Ontario, Canada
International Women’s Day: http://saugeenshoreshub.ca/news/2691-spirit-of-entrepreneurship-focus-of-iwd-event.html
Canadian Respite Organization Shares Positive Technology Experience, Perth, Australia
http://communitywest.podbean.com/e/canadian-recreational-respite-organisation-shares-their-positive-experience-with-technology-amy-macfarlane/
Gentle Persuasive Approaches for Professional Caregivers, Family Caregivers Unite!
https://www.voiceamerica.com/promo/episode/61519
Services for Supporting Seniors’ Family Caregivers Directly with Peel Senior Link
https://www.voiceamerica.com/promo/episode/58163
Caregiver Support Programs for Alzheimer’s Disease
https://www.voiceamerica.com/promo/episode/55376
Recreation Therapy and Family Caregivers
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/53676/recreation-therapy-and-family-caregivers
Crowdfunding for Caregiver ‘Entrepreneurs’
https://www.voiceamerica.com/promo/episode/67512
About Recreational Respite on Rogers TV
http://www.rogerstv.com/media?lid=237&rid=51&gid=97745