It seems as though my last few blogs have all started off with a report on COVID-19 in Long Term Care residences and the number of residents who have died. As of Sunday, May 2, 2020 there are now 170 long term care residences which have outbreaks and 954 confirmed deaths, up from 654. Last week’s blog was on having the conversation and I was going to continue this discussion….
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Caregiving, In the News
Last week I shared that as of April 19, 2020, there were 112 long-term care homes in Ontario impacted by COVID-19 outbreaks and as of April 26, there are now 147 facilities affected with 654 confirmed resident deaths. This number is staggering. What I do understand is that many of these individuals are dying without their families close by. What I am not sure about is how many had advance….
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Caregiving, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, Power of Attorney
As of Sunday, 112 long-term care homes in Ontario are grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks and the number is still growing. From the 553 deaths (as reported on Sunday April 19 9:35 am), 240 were residents of long- term care homes. Shockingly, four residences have reported more than 20 deaths each and at the time of writing of this blog, include: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon: 29 deaths Eatonville Care Centre….
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Elder Care
It has been a very difficult week with the death count rising and more senior’s residences becoming infected. Yet at the same time we celebrated the first nights of Passover and Good Friday and Easter Sunday. More than ever, this has become a time of reflection and as I keep trying to remind myself, one of hope. Families celebrated together – emotionally, spiritually and maybe even in song- while remaining….
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Elder Care
Receiving Jacob’s blog yesterday (on Sunday) reaffirmed that these are not normal times. I thought maybe I had missed a whole day … While we are all being asked (?) to stay at home, many of our colleagues are on the front lines working day and night to keep us safe. There is no denying that we are concerned about the welfare of our seniors. Dr. Samir Sinha, director of….
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Elder Care, In the NewsIt is hard to focus on anything outside of the current state of affairs and mounting challenges as a result of Covid. Everyone’s lives are impacted at some level, so today’s blog discusses a few elder care concerns I am seeing. Most recently I have read that the Ontario government is making changes to long term care homes through a temporary emergency order which is supposed to assist with staffing. The….
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Caregiving