Here we are at the end of May; warmer weather ( except for last week’s snow), longer days and the promise that this current stay at home order will be ending soon. Restrictions are starting to let up. Outdoor dining, in store shopping and haircuts are hopefully resuming. However for those who have family in Long Term Care, outdoor visits with more than one person are now finally being encouraged…..
Bye bye May, hello happiness….. Continue Reading »
Caregiving
May is National Caregivers Month. Now more than ever, the challenge of being a caregiver feels more of a ‘challenge’ than any other word that I can think of. It can be joyful, rewarding, an honor, an opportunity and an obligation. Caregivers come in all shapes and sizes and age. There are young carers who are children themselves and they are the ones looking after a sibling or a parent…..
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Elder Care, Uncategorized
While the sun did shine yesterday, it was still a difficult day for many of us. Not just because we can’t be outdoors, or play golf or volleyball but because for many, we continue to be restricted from seeing, and hugging our mothers. It is the 2nd Mother’s Day of being restricted; some distanced by emergency stay at home orders and some like me, separated by death. Another of the….
Monday, the day after yesterday. Continue Reading »
Elder Care
And I don’t mean figuratively, I mean literally. I heard two stories this past week of two elderly individuals who are both quite compromised with dementia. One lives in a retirement residence and the other lives in her own home with care support. In both instances, they had a fall and their caregiver called 911. The ambulance did not allow their caregiver (PSW) to attend with them. They were bundled….
Getting Lost In The System Continue Reading »
Elder Care
Federal Budget 2021 Highlights summarized by National Institute on Ageing: Today’s blog will highlight important 2021 budget information as it relates to Seniors. I have used the NIA COMMENTARY ON THE 2021 FEDERAL BUDGET[1] as they have said better that I. 1. Delivering an Apology to Canada’s Seniors Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland started off the Budget 2021 address with an apology to seniors,….
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Elder Care, In the News
With the reputation of Long Term Care Homes hitting a new low, it comes as no surprise that seniors want to grow older in their own homes. A few facts: The number of seniors increased by 4.2 million over the past 38 years. Over the next 22 years Canada will need to accommodate the needs of another 4.2 million, of whom 82 percent will be 75 years of age and….
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Elder Care