Long Term Care

Here’s hoping for a Happy Monday.

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It 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

No, You Can Not Visit Your Mom, Dad…..

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There was a recent CBC news article, dated Nov 23 2019, which reported that The Trespass Act was used illegally to keep families away from their loved ones, as they were speaking out about about conditions in Long Term Care and retirement residences where their loved ones lived. The article shared the story of a daughter who was banned from visiting her mother in an Ottawa retirement residence because she….

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Elder Care, Uncategorized

Butterfly, Eden Alternative and Green House Project coming to Toronto funded Long Term Care homes- sometime down the road.

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 As you know we have had a crisis in our Long Term Care homes. Not enough beds and not enough staff. I have blogged extensively on the subject.  However there is some light starting to shine through.  As you may know the City of Toronto operates 10 long term care homes (2,600 beds), including: Bendale AcresCarefree LodgeCastleview WychwoodCummer LodgeFudger HouseKipling AcresLakeshore LodgeSeven OaksTrue Davidson Acres andWesburn Manor Councillor Josh Matlow….

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Crisis in Long Term Care: Thinking About Tomorrow

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My last 3 blogs have highlighted some of the challenges we are currently facing in our Long Term Care sector.  The bottom line is this: there are not enough residential placement beds to address the current and growing demand for those individuals whose care needs can no longer be met within their own home setting. The answer is not simply an increase in beds but  also providing the necessary care….

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Elder Care

Crisis in Long Term Care Continued # 3

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This blog will address some of the first hand experiences that my clients and I have had when interfacing with the Long Term Care sector. 1.  Younger adults. I worked with a 42 year old gentleman who lived with a degenerative motor disease. He could no longer live on his own and spent several years under Alternate Level of Care  (ALC) status in a hospital. This is not a new….

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Elder Care, In the News, Uncategorized

Crisis in our LTC Homes Continued #2

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The sad story of our Long Term Care crisis continues and this blog will focus on what’s available and the seniors who apply for them.  As we know, Long Term Care homes provide Ontario residents with access to 24 hour nursing and personal care and are available to those 18 years or older whose care needs cannot be safely met in the community.  As the Ministry website states: “you can….

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Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management
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