Course name | Caring for Your Senior: A Guide to Care and Navigation |
Course description | The course will provide an introductory and preparatory framework for those who are or will be called to care for seniors. Learners will include spouses, adult children, friends and relatives of aging adults. |
Subject code | CACC 300 |
Learning objectives | Learners will work through online and self-paced modules that will help them navigate the supports and resources available to seniors and their caregivers. |
Tuition | $250.00 + GST |
Prerequisites | There are no formal prerequisites for this course. |
Course content | Modules are self paced and online and include the following seniors' care topics:
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Instructional method | A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø instructor will guide and support students through optional weekly Zoom sessions and discussion boards. |
Instructor | ![]() Mary has a strategic communications and community development background, including a Master’s Degree in Community Development. Her experience includes program development and engagement in the education, arts & culture, and social service sectors. Over the past several years, she was a caregiver for her mother then godmother on the Sunshine Coast and experienced first-hand the struggles of navigating the seniors’ health care system. She is currently the Executive Director of the Sunshine Coast Resource Centre. |
Grading | Non-graded |
Dates | 15 September - 30 November, 2025 |
Zoom drop in dates & times | Thursdays - 7:00 - 8:00 pm PST |
CRN | 31033 |
While the College does everything it can to ensure that courses will proceed, we reserve the right to cancel an offering up to one week prior to the start date if minimum enrollment numbers are not met. Full refunds will be issued in the event of cancellation.