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AFC Webinar – Exploring the Intersections between Caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities
February 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Description
There are 4 million caregivers in Ontario; ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour. A third of caregivers report they provide approximately 10 hours of care or more each week as they navigate the community for both themselves and the people they care for. Join us for a session with the Ontario Caregiver Organization as we learn more about Ontario’s caregivers, and explore the intersections between caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities.
Presenter Bio
Felicia Hart
Program and Service Lead for Workplace and Helpline @Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO)
Felicia Hart is the Program and Service Lead for Workplace and Helpline at OCO. She has worked in the social service and not for profit sectors for 15 years, focused on program development and implementation. Felicia’s goal is to ensure everyone has the opportunity to live well in their community with access to the support they need. As a caregiver, she understands the challenge of balancing career and caregiving priorities, which helps inform her work at OCO.
Jeanne Bank
Volunteer Member of Age-Friendly London
Jeanne Bank is a volunteer member of Age Friendly London and is an active care partner in a variety of local health care initiatives, including virtual care, caregiving, diabetes, and dementia. She is an internationally recognized standards development professional and co-led the development of a new international standard on caregiver friendly workplaces. She was recently appointed to a new CSA National Standards Committee on Home and Community Care. Over the last 10 years, she was also a caregiver to her mother.
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