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

Can You Care For Me Today and I Will Leave You My House When I Die?

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When I had previously thought of ‘Gift Planning’ I was only considering the Will component, the gift left to a particular charity, once the person had died.   I had not fully appreciated all of the challenges that might be experienced when working with the older person while they are still alive.      One is always concerned and the donor’s capacity, and the challenges posed when large amounts of money….

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Living Fully Before Dying

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While I cooked all familiar  traditional foods last week, the family celebration was very different and difficult this year.  Of course not having my mother at the table was primary but due to Covid we were only the immediate family. No cousins, no friends joined us this year. Such a different time.  As I continue to be reflective I thought I would share a previously published blog by the Huffington….

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How many shall die and who by plague?

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While the New Year starts in January, Jews around the world celebrate another New Year, the birth of the universe, 5781 years ago based on the Hebrew calendar. While it is the first of the High Holidays, for many who may not attend synagogue, it is recognized and celebrated with family sitting down together for a festive dinner.  The Covid caused dinner will also be different this year- with a….

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The last day of August……

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Labour Day used to  symbolize an end of summer holidays,  return to school for young people and back to work routine for most employers/employees.  However this year due to Covid 19, things are alittle more fluid or perhaps I should say- unknown and unsettled.  I thought I would take this opportunity to share some information from the www.ontariocaregiver.ca which addresses “Covid-19 Impact on Family Caregivers in the Workplace: Action Steps….

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Friday August 21, 2020 was World Senior Citizen’s Day. So What?

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World Senior Citizen’s Day was originally founded by former president Ronald Regan in 1988. The goal of this day is to remind  various governments of its “ commitment to support senior citizens of the country”.  Well, I don’t think we have done very well… Dr. Samir Sinha wrote an article for Toronto Life, titled “ The post-pandemic future: We will stop warehousing older people in care homes”  and highlighted  a….

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Enjoying Nature From An Armchair

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Last week Ziggy and I resumed our visits with a couple of my clients who live in their own homes. As we all know Covid had restricted these visits and it was a welcome change after several months. Ziggy as you may recall is an ambassador dog with CNIB and when not on official duty he joins me in visiting my clients.  We call Ziggy the ‘smile maker’ because he….

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