Audrey Miller

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About: Audrey Miller, Managing Director of Elder Caring Inc. has over 30 years social work and rehabilitation experience working with older individuals and their families. She advises the financial, insurance, legal and business communities regarding elder care issues. Audrey is a recognized expert in her field. Email: amiller@eldercaring.ca

Personal Support Workers (PSW)- an undervalued, underappreciated and a very tough job to boot.

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But for many seniors, their  PSW becomes their best and closest support person. One of the major contributing factors to the  poor conditions typically found within Long Term Care has been the shortage of Personal Support Workers.  Simply not enough qualified hands to do the needed and necessary work of looking after and caring for frail seniors.  This was a problem before Covid and sadly it took many deaths before….

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When both parents have dementia….

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In the majority of families where there are still two parents living in the same home, the ‘well’ spouse becomes the primary caregiver to their husband/wife who has dementia. Caregiving for someone with a cognitive disorder is a full time job; especially when community supports, such as day programs and other respite services are not operating.  There is simply no place for them to go, to get out, have a….

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The Year of the Ox

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It was two years ago this week that I had the pleasure of celebrating the Chinese New Year in Taiwan. It now feels like a very distant memory yet one that I can vividly recall. This year, the Year of the Ox starts on February 12, 2021. In Taiwan the national holiday is celebrated for one week during which time most stores are closed. What I recall most about that….

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More Than The Monday Blues….

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Friday, January 29, 2021 was ‘Bell Let’s Talk’ day and I forgot to tweet about it.   This is very surprising for me so I am reminding those of you who might have missed it as well.  Most of us are talking much more about good mental health and the toll that Covid has taken on our wellbeing. This year, Bell Canada had 159,173,435 interactions from people tweeting, calling, posting on….

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January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

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There has been so much going on that you may not know that January is Alzheimers Awareness month. Covid has taken over as the lead medical concern world wide. However I feel it important to recognize another major health issue that impacts many of us – which is dementia. I have written extensively about living with dementia primarily from the caregiver/family’s perspective, however the voices of those who have dementia….

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Something for Everyone….

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There are some days when I can’t believe how fast time is flying by (it’s already January and I still haven’t gotten to ……) and other days when I feel that time is going so slowly (when will this pandemic be over?). So depending on your mood on any day, I thought I would share some valuable resources to address your anxieties, boredom or curiosity. Let’s start with support links….

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