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As school resumes and as businesses are starting to offer the option of going into an office, I thought I would address another important topic, which is balancing work and caregiving. I always review my previous blogs and my very first blog with allaboutestates was eleven years ago on this very topic. This is my 340th blog and this topic continues to be even more relevant today than it was….
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Elder Care
September is World Alzheimers Awareness Month and the 21st is World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. Alzheimers is a health crisis, in my view , that impacts everyone and one that is not based on culture, gender, ethnicity, or social economic background. Alzheimers is the most common form of dementia and one that impacts more women than men. The Canadian Alzheimers Society shares that women represent 72% of all Canadians living with….
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Elder CareThere is a lot going on this month, including World Alzheimers Awareness Month. However the election takes priority for me. Next week’s blog will focus on dementia issues but for today, the focus of this blog is on what the federal parties are considering regarding supporting seniors and their caregivers. Canada has both a Dementia Strategy as well as a National Seniors Strategy that both require careful attention. Issues that….
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Elder Care, In the News
I have written about my work with my long time elderly client, Audrey, for some time. Through these blogs, I have shared the loss of her sister, her prior discharge from palliative care, her 100th (and 101) birthday, her most recent admission and discharge and today I want to share her passing with you. As I have said so many times before, she was one of the lucky ones; lucky….
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Caregiving, Elder Care
Do you have a ‘TCP’? While I am not a fan of using acronyms, ‘TCP’I is one you want to know. It is shortform for ‘Trusted Contact Person’. “The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced July 15 that regulators are adopting amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, which require advisors to collect the name and contact information of a trusted contact person (TCP), along with the client’s written….
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Elder Care, Undue influence
The Oxford Dictionary defines a fiduciary as a person in a position of trust, especially when it involves controlling money or property belonging to others. The law places particular emphasis on the trust relationship between a trustee and a third-party beneficiary. Among other duties, a fiduciary is required to: (1) act in the best interests of the beneficiary, (2) not put their own interests ahead of the beneficiary, and (3)….
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Elder Care, Elder Law, Fiduciary Professions, Guardianship, Liability, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes, Trustee