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Today is election day across Canada. Voter turnout in the 2015 election for Canadians 65 and older was 83%. We have a voice and one that needs to be heard and yes, we can make a difference. Like many readers of today’s blog, I am a baby boomer and what I used to consider to be ‘old’ is no longer so. My close friend who is healthy and active and….
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Caregiving, Elder Care, In the News(reprinted) Most of us avoid talking about death, but in reality many of us think about it regularly. It may be reading the obits or consideration of the Supreme Court ruling regarding physician assisted death; none of us know what the future brings but death is a certainty. We just don’t know when and how. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) was recently celebrated, closely followed by the 10 days….
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Elder Care
This blog was written by Christina Papadopoulos, student-at-law at de VRIES LITIGATION LLP. How does a physical separation caused by the admission of one spouse into a long-term care facility impact the interpretation of a will? This was the question posed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Stuart v. Stuart, 2019 ONSC 4328. In that case, a married couple lived together in a property they owned as tenants….
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Contested wills, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Spouse, WillsI had a wonderful opportunity last week to be part of panel discussion on CTV Your Morning to discuss issues that are critical for seniors. Certainly an important topic as we approach election day. The National Seniors Strategy is really the document that outlines what needs to be done. I cannot comment on what the parties promise or what they will implement, but I know that much work has gone….
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Elder Care, In the NewsLast week I had a pleasure of attending the 100th birthday of one of my (favourite) clients. She is one of the lucky ones as she still lives in her own home and is able to afford 24/7 care. She has a wonderful care team who have been consistently providing care to her for over 4 years. They were initially providing a few hours a day and over the years,….
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Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management
Readers in Ontario are likely familiar with Elizabeth Tracy Mae Wettlaufer, a former registered nurse, who confessed to murdering eight senior citizens and attempting to murder six others in southwestern Ontario long term care (LTC) homes between 2007 and 2016. Following her criminal conviction, the province of Ontario established a Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-term Care Homes System led by Justice Eileen Gillese…..
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Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, Guardianship, Healthcare, In the News