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Loneliness And Social Isolation Declared a Public Health Crisis

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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made headlines last week by declaring an “epidemic of loneliness.” He warned that loneliness is associated with “a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.” This statement is the first time a Surgeon General has used their national advocacy platform to raise loneliness to the same warning level as smoking, obesity, and the opioid crisis. Several commentators pointed out that….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing

Jam Needs a Plan: Estate Planning for Pets

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Estate planning for pets has made for some very wealthy animals. Remember the US hotel heiress Leona Hemsley? Known as the Queen of Mean, she left $12 million out of her estimated $5 billion estate to her Maltese lap dog, Trouble. The dog’s inheritance was reduced to $2 million, but still. That was more than enough for the $100,000 spent on Trouble’s care each year. Today’s richest dog is the….

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Elder Care, Elder Management, Estate Planning, Smart Ageing

An Elder Care Planning Framework for Decision Making, Part 2

This blog post on the Elder Care Planning Framework for Decision Making, Part 2, is based on a panel presentation at Elder Law Day in Toronto in March 2023. Participants expressed an interest in using the elder care planning framework to provide context for decision-making and planning. Part 1 proposed the framework as a tool to aid in decision-making for elder care management; read it here. The elder care planning….

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

Housing Options for Seniors in Canada

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What Are the Housing Options for Seniors? As each decade passes, one of our challenging and essential questions is – what are the housing options for seniors? Since the COVID pandemic, polling has shown that older Canadians have overwhelmingly indicated they wish to stay in their homes until the end of life. But at what cost and under what circumstances? Everyone has their perspective for each life stage. Some people….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing

Implementing Powers of Attorney for Personal Care: Game Changers for Managing Care

Medicine can do many things but at the end of life what matters most is not necessarily treatment but making peace with yourself on your terms. Atul Gawande, Being Mortal. Advanced care planning is an evolving process where individuals outline their wishes regarding their care and medical decision-making based on their values and beliefs when their voice is silent due to incapacity. A few years ago, I participated in a….

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Elder Care, Elder Law, Elder Management, Power of Attorney, Smart Ageing

Game Changers in Managing Care: Powers of Attorney for Personal Care (POAPC) & Substitute Decision Making

It’s Super Bowl Sunday as I write this, and in the lead-up to the game, football fans are debating what game changers may be possible to gain an advantage and win. Why not apply the same breakthrough analogy to address critical issues in managing care? What game changers can we trigger to deliver more productive outcomes for people? The Power of the Powers of Attorney for Personal Care (POAPC) &….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Elder Care, Elder Law, Elder Management, Estate Planning, Geriatric Care Management, Smart Ageing
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