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Home is Where You Hang Your Hat- or is it?

Audrey Miller • April 24, 2023 • 0 Comments

Retirement accommodation can be costly. I have written about the cost of remaining at home with 24 hour care ( $35/hr on average in Canada), I have written about NORCs and sharing the caring and I have written about retirement residences and long term care homes. CTV News had an interesting story about retiring on a cruise ship. In the article, they list the pros, which include: traveling- seeing different….

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Alternatives to Long Term Care

Audrey Miller • April 19, 2021 • 0 Comments

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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Here we go again- round 2

Audrey Miller • November 23, 2020 • 0 Comments

As I write this blog, it’s grey, cold, there is snow on the ground and many of us have just started our second round of Covid lockdown. Not much to be excited about, yet as we put one foot in front of the other, we need to appreciate how much we do have and how fortunate we are. Last week’s blog was titled ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ and I want to….

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Living alone, being lonely and the perils of isolation.

Audrey Miller • July 20, 2020 • 0 Comments

We already know that loneliness is a major debilitating cause of health decline in seniors. Over the years I have blogged about the challenge of seniors living on their own, without a support network. During this pandemic, the isolation and separateness of everyone was very difficult on all us. However for seniors, I think it has been worst of all. We all need personal contact, connecting with someone, sharing a….

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Today is National Senior’s Day.

Audrey Miller • October 1, 2018 • 0 Comments

What does this mean exactly? Does it mean a greater discount at Shopper’s or at Timmy’s. I don’t think so…… It is actually a reminder to all of us to acknowledge the great contribution made by seniors every day. As boomers reach this milestone, a senior is officially defined as someone over the age of 65, but this definition in practice may vary between the ages of 55- 60 and….

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