Practice Resources

Client & Family Centred Care

"Patient and family centred care is an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among healthcare providers, patients, and families." as defined by the Institute for Patient and Family Centred Care (IPFCC),

Family Caregiver (carer, care-partner)  is any person ( family, friend, neighbour, or chosen family) who takes on a generally unpaid caring role and provides emotional, physical, or practical support in response to physical and/or mental illnesses, disabilities, or age-related needs. An example may be a spouse caring for their partner with dementia is a family caregiver.