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How to be an Effective Attorney for Personal Care

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Father speaks to son. They are sitting on a couch in a living room. Father gesticulates to son.

Life happens. In an instant, you may find yourself as a substitute decision-maker for a person or relative. You may have forgotten you agreed to act as their Attorney for Personal Care. Or in some cases, it comes as a surprise that you have been appointed by a parent or relative. In the blog post, “Why You Need a POA When You Are Alive”, we explored the importance of appointing….

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Elder Management, Power of Attorney, Smart Ageing

Hospital Discharge Planning for Family Members

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Hospital Discharge Planning Framework for Families of Elderly People with Complex Needs

Increasingly, families are struggling with hospital discharges, especially for elderly persons with complex care needs. The primary reason is that transition planning is not sufficiently planned for or considered. Before you agree to any discharge for a family member, you must first understand what a high-quality transition plan looks like. In a previous blog post, Families Struggling with Hospital Discharges, we outlined the Ontario Health quality standards for discharge planning…..

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Elder Management, Healthcare, Smart Ageing

Coping with Change for Teens and Silver Agers in Transition

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On the left half of the image is a photo of a mother and teen walking into a dorm room. On the right side is a woman on a couch with retirement home staff.

Transitions are not easy for anyone at any age. Reading the Saturday paper today, there were several articles on getting teens ready for campus life as they go off to university or college in a few weeks. Having experienced this in our own family, I scanned the articles based on interviews with “experts.” As I read, two things came to mind: no two teens experience college life the same way….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing

Families Struggling with Hospital Discharges

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While most of us prefer to avoid the hospital, there may be times when we require acute hospital care. In Canada, we have basic insured health care coverage, which covers the cost of an acute hospital stay. However, discharge home from the hospital, especially with complex care needs, can be a story of frustration, confusion, and escalating costs with poor outcomes. In today’s overworked hospital systems, there are often long….

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Elder Management, Healthcare, Smart Ageing

Plan for Diminishing Capacity: How to Approach

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This blog is the third blog in a series on this topic and is written specifically for family members. In our last blog, Plan for Diminishing Capacity: Pre-dementia Financial Warning Signs – All About Estates, we discussed unusual financial behaviours. If a loved one is missing bills, repeating transactions, or falling for scams, it may be more than forgetfulness. These early financial warning signs could indicate mild cognitive impairment, a….

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Plan for Diminishing Capacity: Pre-dementia Financial Warning Signs

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Diminishing capacity is a very complex topic. It may happen quickly or be a long, slow decline in the ability to make effective decisions. The risks can be devastating, impacting a person’s health and financial well-being. Emerging research indicates that issues managing finances could be an early warning sign of a pre-dementia or dementia diagnosis. Families need to be aware of these early financial warning signs and financial risks so….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing
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