Geriatric Care Management

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Appointing a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property to Family vs. Statutory Guardianship; which is truly better?

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Most seniors appoint a continuing power of attorney for property (CPOAP) for the sole purpose of not wanting the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (PG&T) to assume statutory guardianship of property under the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA) or Mental Health Act (MHA) should the person become incapable. The majority appoint a family member who they assume they can trust. But is this always the best outcome? Can one anticipate the….

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Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, Guardianship, Power of Attorney

Yesterday I watched the US Open & Thought About My Dad: Father’s Day- Take 2

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Reposted from allaboutestates.ca This original post was from a few years ago. It does seem like only yesterday because, while time has not stood still, sometimes our sentiments don’t change. The event and message is the same. It is a few years later and there is a new US golf champion. We still however miss those who are no longer around. It was hard not to know that yesterday was….

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Elder Care, Estate Planning, Geriatric Care Management

Keeping Memories Alive

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It is hard enough when a loved one forgets; but it is also very painful when family forget …. about who the older person is and who they were. Many times older people are seen as just that old folks- who may be wrinkled, forgetful, stooped over and hard of hearing. But what about all of their experiences, history, successes and accomplishments? I wanted to highlight some remarkable women, whose….

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Caregiving, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management

Elder Orphans

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You may already be familiar with the terms. It refers to older individuals who do not have any family to provide care for them. They have either outlived their family or are estranged from them. With our aging demographics we are working with many single women who do not have any children. Society has shifted and traditional models of care that were supported by nuclear and extended families and communities….

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Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, Power of Attorney, Uncategorized

The Ten D’s of Geriatric Psychiatry

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In my consulting work, I have provided independent medical/legal assessments of seniors regarding capacity to sign powers of attorney, capacity to manage property and personal care, capacity to marry, capacity to provide instructions, capacity to provide evidence and both retrospective and contemporaneous assessments of testamentary capacity and capacity to provide inter vivos gifts. I have been accredited as an expert witness in contemporaneous and retrospective assessments by the Ontario Superior….

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Capacity Law, Disability, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Geriatric Care Management, Testamentary Capacity

The Times Are A Changing and Our Laws & Policies Should Too

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Further to my colleague Diane Vieira’s March 15, 2017  blog, in which she summarized the Law Commission of Ontario report on legal capacity, decision-making and guardianship in Ontario, I wanted to highlight some key recommendations that I found to be particularly relevant. Over the last while, I have noticed a few changes including: Many of our older clients have outlived their family and friends We are also seeing an increase….

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Capacity Law, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, Power of Attorney
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