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Delirium, a few things to note:

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I had previously written about hospital acquired delirium https://eldercaring.ca/hospital-acquired-delirium/ which I believe merits reposting. Delirium is one of the 3 big ‘D’s that we see with our older clients. The other ‘D’’s are dementia and depression. Over this past year, in addition to Covid- people still got sick; especially common were Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) which often necessitated a trip to the hospital. holiday period I had a number of….

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When Our Parents Refuse Our Help

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I speak with adult children daily who call because they are concerned that their parent is not doing well and they feel, needs help.  I have found that the refusal to accept help may fall into a number of different categories. Denial: Refuse to accept reality of the situation Responsibility: No one can do it as well- it is my job Ignorance: We are both fine Cost: Why should I….

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Living For Today

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Living for Today. I previously blogged about ‘buying the shoes’ which highlighted that life is short and we need to live each day to the fullest. COVID made that difficult; being restricted to your own home and restricted as to who you could see and what could you do.  This past weekend in Toronto, as things are slowly opening up, it was a great pleasure to see people out and….

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June is Senior’s Month

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A few weeks ago I provided a summary  of the Federal Budget and what is offers to seniors.  Well, I received over 30 comments and the blog readers all said the same thing- Mr. Trudeau has ignored those of us between the ages of 65-75. I don’t have any additional information as to rationale or logic and if anyone does, please share. There may be discounts for those aged 55 plus….

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Thank You Carers

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May is National Caregivers Month. Now more than ever, the challenge of being a caregiver feels more of a ‘challenge’ than any other word that I can think of. It can be joyful, rewarding, an honor, an opportunity and an obligation. Caregivers come in all shapes and sizes and age.  There are young carers  who are children themselves and they are the ones looking after a sibling or a parent…..

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Monday, the day after yesterday.

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While the sun did shine  yesterday, it  was still a difficult day for many of us. Not just because we can’t be outdoors, or play golf or volleyball but because for many, we continue to be restricted from seeing, and hugging our mothers. It is the 2nd  Mother’s  Day of being restricted; some distanced by emergency stay at home orders and  some  like me, separated by death. Another of the….

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