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The Psychology of Decision Making by Attorneys for Personal Care – What You Won’t Learn in the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA)

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In a nutshell, the duty of Attorneys for Personal Care under the SDA is to act as a substitute decision-maker (SDM) for proposed healthcare interventions if the person is incapable of making that decision, and in doing so, to make decisions in the person’s best interests and in keeping with prior expressed wishes if possible. The SDA provides guidance to those acting as an SDM in how to determine best interests,….

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Caregiving, Elder Care, Elder Law, Guardianship

The Law Commission of Ontario Seeks Public Consultation

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The Law Commission of Ontario’s (LCO) Improving the Last Stages of Life project released two final research papers ahead of publishing its consultation paper. The LCO’s project examines how Ontario laws are shaping the quality of life of dying people and how end of life care can be improved in Ontario through a better understanding of the law by healthcare workers, patients, and substitute decision-makers. It also considers recommendations for….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Elder Law, In the News

Getting Back to Basics: The Carer’s Lexicon

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In our busy day to day lives I have found that people will often use acronyms, assuming their listener/reader understands.  This is not always the case. It is not only the younger generation that is using new terms (what exactly is a meme?), but those of us in the caregiving world also embrace our own jargon. While I try to be cognizant of using proper names rather than acronyms or….

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Caregiving

Thank a Family Caregiver

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Tomorrow April 4, 2017 is Ontario’s first annual Family Caregiver Day. Family caregivers support the very fabric of our society.  It is not only about caring for older adults as it includes anyone who is in need of assistance. The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘care’ as a “the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something”. A broad term which encompasses caring for….

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Caregiving, Dependant Support, Elder Care

How This Budget Cares

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Caring for our loved ones while satisfying and fulfilling can be expensive both emotionally and financially.  Understanding needs, costs and tax relief are all important to saving money. Today’s blog provides some caring highlights from the 2017 Federal Budget. Three current tax credits have been replaced with the proposed Canada Caregiver Credit. This non refundable credit applies to caregivers whether or not they live with their family member, and help….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Caregiving, Dependant Support, Disability, In the News, Tax Issues

Let’s Talk About Mental Illness

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Good mental health is important. A few weeks ago was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk Day’ which was about raising awareness and money for mental health improvement. This year, Bell Canada had 131,705,010 interactions from people like you and me either tweeting, calling, posting on Instagram, viewing a Facebook video or texting on January 25, all raising awareness of mental health issues. For each of these interactions, Bell donated .5 cents….

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Caregiving, Disability
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