Elder Care

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Presumption of Capacity and Duty of a Solicitor

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A person who is over the age of 18 is presumed to be capable of entering into a contract, and the rest of the world is entitled to rely upon this presumption unless they have reasonable grounds to believe otherwise. However, the court in England was recently asked the question of whether a solicitor dealing with an elderly person had “no reasonable grounds to suspect incapacity”; to prove the negative and to set a standard with respect to the issue of contemporaneous notes.
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Capacity Law, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict

Advocacy is Almost as Important as Having a Doctor.

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The media has been full of stories about people in Canada in conflict with their provinces’ health bureaucracies. For a long time we have heard about challenges in the health system. But where does advocacy fit in? When in the hospital, a family member’s care may depend on advocacy and attention. Anecdotally, those who are in the hospital and have family member’s asking questions about their care, seem to do better. ….

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Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, In the News

Addressing the Needs of Elderly Patients and Emerging Healthcare Solutions

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Emergency rooms just for the elderly? 1 in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 currently have Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. As baby boomers age, the needs of elderly patients, especially those with dementia, pose new challenges to the medical community.

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Elder Care, Elder Law, In the News

Tax relief and the cost of supporting elderly parents

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With an aging population and a strained social support system, many of us will be looked upon to provide some amount of financial support for an elderly person which, in some cases, may place a financial strain on the supporting individual. Not to be overlooked is the tax relief provided by both the federal and provincial governments. Generally speaking, tax relief for costs incurred by the elderly is delivered in….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Elder Care, Estate Planning, Geriatric Care Management
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