Arcadia Home Care

Arcadia Home Care Caring for seniors living with Dementia, Brain Injury, and Related Disorders in Toronto and the GTA since 2005.

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.The arcadia team attended the flag-raising ceremony at Toronto City Hall, an event ...
06/13/2026

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.

The arcadia team attended the flag-raising ceremony at Toronto City Hall, an event that marks a month dedicated to recognizing the impact of brain injury across Ontario.

Brain injury often goes unseen. Survivors can struggle with memory, focus, mood, and daily function in ways that aren't obvious from the outside. The flag-raising is a way of acknowledging that experience publicly, and showing survivors and their families that they are seen and supported.

Thank you to the Brain Injury Association and everyone involved in organizing this event.

This past Sunday, Arcadia Home Care joined the Aurora Chamber Street Festival, York Region's largest community event.Yon...
06/13/2026

This past Sunday, Arcadia Home Care joined the Aurora Chamber Street Festival, York Region's largest community event.

Yonge Street was closed to traffic for the day, with hundreds of vendors, live performances, and great food bringing the community together. Our team, represented by Nina Foster and Chelsea Ramdayal, had a great time meeting local families and talking about the home care services we provide across the region.

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for organizing another successful festival.

Arcadia Home Care attended the Career Fair in Brampton this week, hosted by Academy of Learning Brampton.Events like thi...
06/12/2026

Arcadia Home Care attended the Career Fair in Brampton this week, hosted by Academy of Learning Brampton.

Events like this are a great chance to connect with people exploring careers in caregiving. We had good conversations with attendees interested in roles like PSW, RSW and nursing support.

If you missed us, our team is always happy to talk about opportunities at Arcadia Home Care. Reach out anytime.

Visit - www.arcadiahomecare.ca/careers/

The most dangerous part of caregiver burnout is not how tired you become.It is how normal it starts to feel.The exhausti...
06/11/2026

The most dangerous part of caregiver burnout is not how tired you become.

It is how normal it starts to feel.

The exhaustion stops registering. The short fuse stops registering. The headaches, the poor sleep, the gradual withdrawal from the things that used to sustain you all start to feel like part of who you are.

When burnout becomes your baseline, it becomes much harder to recognize.

Learn more about what caregiver burnout actually looks like, and what helps when the warning signs have gone quiet.

https://www.arcadiahomecare.ca/resources/family-caregiver-support/caregiver-burnout-warning-signs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=caregiver-burnout-warning-signs

The arcadia team were excited to attend the BIST/OBIA Mix & Mingle last week. More than half a million Ontarians are liv...
06/11/2026

The arcadia team were excited to attend the BIST/OBIA Mix & Mingle last week.

More than half a million Ontarians are living with the effects of brain injury. The Mix & Mingle is BIST and OBIA's annual fundraiser, which helps fund advocacy and support for individuals and families living with brain injury through caregiver and survivor workshops, peer support programs, and brain injury training for healthcare workers and caregivers.

We're grateful to Injury Society of Toronto and the Brain Injury Association for the work they do all year, and especially during Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Arcadia, represented by our Human Resource Manager, Dyan Tan was at the Brain Injury Awareness Month Event in the Park, ...
06/10/2026

Arcadia, represented by our Human Resource Manager, Dyan Tan was at the Brain Injury Awareness Month Event in the Park, hosted by the Brain Injury Association of Niagara.

The day brought together brain injury resources and community organizations across Niagara, giving families and those with lived experience a chance to connect with the supports available to them.

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Recovery doesn't end when the hospital stay does, and no family should have to figure out what comes next on their own.
If you're supporting someone through brain injury recovery at home, we're here.

Arcadia provides brain injury and rehabilitation support.
To learn more visit :
https://www.arcadiahomecare.ca/

We thank Brain Injury Association of Niagara and Ontario Brain Injury Association for allowing us to be a part of this amazing event.

You keep saying you're fine.You tell yourself you're just tired. That things will settle down after the next appointment...
06/09/2026

You keep saying you're fine.

You tell yourself you're just tired. That things will settle down after the next appointment, the next crisis, the next busy week. But somehow there is always something else that needs your attention.

Over time, the exhaustion stops feeling like exhaustion. It starts feeling normal. If you've been carrying more than anyone realizes, this article is for you. Not a list of self-care tips. Not a reminder to "take care of yourself."

An honest look at what caregiver burnout actually feels like, why so many people miss the warning signs, and what can help before exhaustion becomes your baseline.

https://www.arcadiahomecare.ca/resources/family-caregiver-support/caregiver-burnout-warning-signs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=caregiver-burnout-warning-signs

This story stayed with us. At Arcadia, we have heard this story many times over. In this article from the Guardian, Sar...
06/09/2026

This story stayed with us.

At Arcadia, we have heard this story many times over. In this article from the Guardian, Sarah Geeson-Brown reflects on how her husband's illness changed the shape of their daily lives. Their world became smaller in many practical ways, with routines increasingly centred around home and care.

But through the caregivers who entered their home, their world also expanded in unexpected ways.

“We had care workers of different nationalities,” she reflects. “I learned about Pakistan, Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia … countries we hadn’t visited. It was a privilege to hear about their lives, families, backgrounds. I had this sense that, oh, maybe we are travelling in a sort of vicarious way.”

It is a thoughtful reminder that care is not only practical support, it is also human connection.

Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/01/a-new-start-after-60-i-became-my-husbands-carer-and-saw-travel-nature-and-love-anew?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Credit: The Guardian
Written by Paula Cocozza
Featuring Sarah Geeson-Brown
Photographer - karen Robinson / Family Photo courtesy of Sarah Geeson-Brown.

At Arcadia, we believe that caring for others starts with caring for the caregivers themselves.This week, our Personal S...
06/06/2026

At Arcadia, we believe that caring for others starts with caring for the caregivers themselves.

This week, our Personal Support Workers attended a virtual presentation, The Caregiver Comeback: Building a Life Beyond Burnout, presented by Colleen Worsley of Eden Dales Social Work and Psychotherapy Services.

The session focused on self-care, setting healthy boundaries, and recognizing the importance of looking after ourselves while supporting others.

Caregiving is rewarding work, but it can also be emotionally demanding. Taking time to reflect, recharge, and build sustainable habits helps caregivers continue providing the compassionate support that families depend on.

A sincere thank you to Colleen and Eden Dales Social Work for sharing their knowledge and perspective with our team. We are grateful for the opportunity to learn from her and continue investing in the well-being of the people who care for our clients every day.

Because when caregivers are supported, everyone benefits.

We're heading to the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Street Festival this Sunday, June 7th — and we'd love to see you there!C...
06/05/2026

We're heading to the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Street Festival this Sunday, June 7th — and we'd love to see you there!
Come find us on the street, grab some free swag 🎁, and have a chat with our team about what we do. Whether you're already a client or just curious, we love connecting with our community face to face.

Walk the street. Shop the vendors. Grab a bite. And stop by our booth to say hi! 👋

📍 Aurora Chamber of Commerce Street Festival 📅 Sunday, June 7th

Hope to see you there!

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