What do you need?
Knowing Your Rights helps Muslim seniors, caregivers and families understand Alberta home care in plain language.
You may be looking for help with a situation happening now, or you may want to learn more about how home care works.
Know Your Rights. Protect Your Family.
Need help understanding home care?
You do not need to know which program applies, what the government terms mean, or which KYR resource you need.
Start with what is happening.
Open the Home Care NavigatorFind the KYR information that matches your home-care situation.
Want to learn more?
Explore KYR presentations and educational resources for a deeper understanding of Alberta home care.
Explore the KYR ProgramHome-care information made easier to understand
KYR provides educational information designed to help people understand home-care pathways, prepare for conversations and ask clearer questions.
Alberta-focused
Information is developed around Alberta home-care and continuing-care pathways.
Plain language
We explain complex information in a way that is easier to follow.
Community-informed
KYR is developed with the experiences and questions of Muslim seniors, caregivers and families in mind.
Freely accessible educational resources
KYR provides educational information and resources that visitors can access freely through the website.
Multilingual educational resources
KYR is developing multilingual educational resources to make home-care information more accessible to the communities we serve.
Home Care Navigator
Start with your situation — not the system
Home care can be difficult to understand, especially when you are trying to help yourself or someone you care for.
You may not know:
- which service or program applies;
- which home-care arrangement you are dealing with;
- what the different government terms mean; or
- which question you should ask first.
You do not need to figure all of that out before you begin.
The Home Care Navigator helps you start with what is happening and find the KYR educational information that is most relevant to your situation.
It does not assess your needs, determine eligibility or decide what services you should receive.
It helps you understand, prepare and know what questions you can ask.
Start with what is happening.
Learn More With KYR
Sometimes you need more than a quick answer.
KYR also develops and provides deeper educational material for Muslim seniors, caregivers and families who want to better understand Alberta home care and the systems around it.
KYR's educational program addresses areas such as:
- home-care pathways;
- care planning;
- questions seniors, caregivers and families can ask;
- different ways home care may be arranged;
- what to consider when circumstances change; and
- how to better understand the information provided during home-care conversations.
These subjects may be addressed through presentations, educational resources and community-based learning as KYR materials and activities are developed and delivered.
The goal is not to tell you what decision to make.
The goal is to help you become better informed so you can participate more confidently in conversations about care.
Explore the KYR ProgramLearn more about KYR educational topics, presentations and community education.
Community Care Education Society of Alberta
Knowing Your Rights is a community education initiative focused on helping Muslim seniors, caregivers and families better understand Alberta home care.
We believe people should be able to access understandable information before they are expected to navigate complicated systems, ask important questions or participate in conversations about care.
KYR brings together plain-language education, community experience and Alberta-focused information to make those conversations easier to approach.
Our role is educational.
We do not determine eligibility, prescribe care, make medical decisions, provide legal advice or decide what services a person should receive.
For more about the Society, our mission and why KYR was created:
Our Mission & Who We AreBuilt for the communities we serve
KYR was created with Muslim seniors, caregivers and families in mind.
Home-care information can be difficult enough to understand without also facing unfamiliar terminology, language barriers or systems that were never clearly explained.
Our educational approach emphasizes:
Plain-language learning
Information should be understandable without requiring professional or system knowledge.
Community-based education
KYR may use presentations, educational activities and community-based learning to provide opportunities for explanation, questions and discussion.
Multilingual educational resources
KYR is developing multilingual educational resources to help make home-care information more accessible to the communities we serve.
Accessible educational information
KYR provides website-based educational information and resources that people can use to begin learning about Alberta home care.
Everyone's circumstances are different, but everyone should have the opportunity to understand the questions they may need to ask.
Where would you like to go next?
Need home-care information now?
Start with your situation and find the KYR resource that can help you understand what to do next.
Open the Home Care NavigatorWant a deeper understanding of home care?
Explore KYR educational topics, presentations and community learning.
Explore the KYR ProgramStart with the information you need today.
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