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Did you know that the services provided by a registered social worker are often covered by extended health care plans? This means we can provide a receipt for our services which may be reimbursed by your carrier…..
How Many Social Workers Do You Know? Continue Reading »
Disability, Elder Care, Geriatric Care ManagementWe all know someone who has taken ill or has been critically injured. No one expects that life as they know it can change drastically from one moment to the next. How can you plan for the ‘unknown’?….
Planning For The ‘Unknown’. Continue Reading »
Disability, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, In the NewsDo you think seniors stop having sex once they reach a certain age? Adult children don’t typically want to hear about their parent’s sexuality and vice versa; however professionals need to be comfortable in asking and answering questions. Regardless of your own personal definition of sexuality and what it means for different age groups, it should include an understanding of safe sex and sexually transmitted disease awareness…..
Seniors Do Have Sex Continue Reading »
Disability, Geriatric Care ManagementToday’s blog may be a bit unusual. It is about the death of a tree, the ‘D’ words: disease, decay, decline and death and the loss to a community…..
The Giving Tree Becomes The Dying Tree Continue Reading »
Disability, Elder CareYesterday was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day which is in support of mental health awareness. Bell has opted to talk openly about mental illness with the hope of reducing stigma so that people can get the help they need. One in five Canadians will have or have had a mental illness. This illness crosses all ages and Dementia, which I blog about routinely, is also defined within the mental health….
Let’s Talk- About Mental Health Continue Reading »
Disability, Geriatric Care Management, In the NewsT’was the fight before Christmas, when all families know,
It’s better to forgive than tell them to F. O.,
Mom probably liked you better, if memory serves,
So while I am a P.O.A., she will get what she deserves.
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Family Caregiver Holiday Jingle Continue Reading »
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