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We 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 NewsToday’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 CareAs per the Health Care Consent Act (HCCA), and equally applicable to the Mental Health Act (MHA), capacity to consent to treatment is defined as: A person is capable with respect to a treatment if the person is able to understand the information that is relevant to making a decision about the treatment, and able to appreciate the reasonably foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack of decision. When a person….
As we are living longer, more and more of us will find ourselves alone and without family. And yes, it is possible that a financial institution as POA can be your best support. ….
The ‘Sister Act’ Continue Reading »
Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, Power of AttorneyShould we be suspicious of friendly neighbours who offer a helping hand to a senior? What may start out innocently and with good intent does not always stay that way…..
When the Best of Intentions becomes Financial Abuse Continue Reading »
Compensation, Elder Care, Family Conflict, Undue influenceT’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 »
Disability, Elder Care, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Family Conflict, Geriatric Care Management