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Homicide in Ontario LTC Homes

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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

Embryo Freezing Costs: Medical Expense Tax Credit Extended to Same Sex Couples.

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The Income Tax Act (“ITA”) generally permits as an eligible medical expense of an individual, an amount paid to a medical practitioner, dentist, or nurse or a public or licensed private hospital for medical or dental services provided to a patient. Medical services are diagnostic, therapeutic or rehabilitative services that are performed by a medical practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional training. Generally, a payment to….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Healthcare, In the News, Spouse, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

What an Attorney for Personal Care Can Do

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In Ontario, a power of attorney for personal care is defined in the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA) and allows the appointed attorney to act as the substitute decision maker (SDM) for an incapable person. The appointed attorney is given the authority to make decisions such as: medical treatments, admission to a care facility, or hiring a personal assistance service. Where there is no appointed attorney for personal care, the Health….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Disability, Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, Guardianship, Healthcare, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes

Some Thoughts on Explaining Differences in Expert Opinions

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Experts giving evidence in an Ontario court are obliged to sign an acknowledgement that they are independent, with their obligation being to the court and not to the party who retained them. Nonetheless, scepticism regarding objectiveness and discrepancies between expert opinions remains, as demonstrated in the reasons of Justice Mesbur in Plese v. Herjavec, 2018 ONSC 7749: [89]      I have always been tempted to ask valuators whether their opinions would….

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Capacity Law, Elder Law, Family Conflict, Geriatric Care Management, Guardianship, Healthcare, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes, Testamentary Capacity

What is super about this new super agency?

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The news flash is that our healthcare system is about to be revamped.  It was announced that six agencies including Cancer Care Ontario, ehealth Ontario, Trillium Gift of Life Network, Health Shared Services, Health Quality Ontario and Healthforce Ontario Marketing and Recruitment Agency will be consolidated under a new umbrella organization called Ontario Health. And how could I forget, the LHIN[1]s, which only recently replaced the CCAC[2]s will also be….

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Year End Wishes for Changes to Care for Patients with Dementia

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Health Quality Ontario, in collaboration with clinical experts, patients, residents, and caregivers across the province, is developing quality standards for care providers in Ontario. I participated in developing the quality standard: Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia: Care for Patients in Hospitals and Residents in Long-Term Care Homes. This quality standard focuses on care for people living with dementia and displaying behaviours of agitation or aggression in an emergency department, a hospital,….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, Healthcare
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