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Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca Good morning, as readers may know I consult directly to Financial Institutions, advisors and their clients as well as providing direct ‘Wellness Consultations’ with older adults and their families. I was recently interviewed in Matters Beyond Wealth, by Leanne Kaufman CEO of Royal Trust. A great podcast series that I encourage you
Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca on July 31 2023: Wow it is hot out there! With temperatures in the 30’s, 40’s and in some places, the 60’s, it can be difficult to enjoy ourselves away from the air conditioning. And as we are well aware, not everyone has access to A/C. Summer has hit us hard and
Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca With the reputation of Long Term Care Homes hitting a new low, it comes as no surprise that seniors want to grow older in their own homes. However our hospitals and our emergency departments have become a temporary holding spot for many seniors, who cannot return home. The August 25, 2022 Globe
Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca Fact: -one in three adults over age 85 will develop dementia -260,000 Ontarians currently live with dementia – most people living with dementia ( like all of us) prefer to remain in their community and out of long term care homes -Supporting aging in place (for all Canadians) will reduce shortages in
Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Like many of you, I think about Alzheimers quite often; not only the occasional word finding challenge but for anyone who lives with dementia- closely impacting their own lives- the changes it brings. Do we need a special awareness month to remind us? Yes we do. Most
Read moreRetirement planning is, like, so yesterday; aging well requires a different set of considerations — and financial institutions are pivoting to help By: Joel Schlesinger Posted: 3:00 AM CST Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 Well, not so fast. Later stages of life require a different plan for finances that includes contingencies for deteriorating health to age well
Read moreWith the reputation of Long Term Care Homes hitting a new low, it comes as no surprise that seniors want to grow older in their own homes. A few facts: The number of seniors increased by 4.2 million over the past 38 years. Over the next 22 years Canada will need to accommodate the needs
Read moreBlog # 1: Setting the Stage THE WHAT: Recently on most days newspaper articles are highlighting some injustice or abuse regarding seniors living in Ontario’s Long Term Care facilities, commonly known as ‘nursing homes’ or ‘old people’s home’. This is a major problem facing society and one that we must get under control. Last week’s
Read moreOriginally posted @allaboutestates.ca As I write this blog, it’s grey, cold, there is snow on the ground and many of us have just started our second round of Covid lockdown. Not much to be excited about, yet as we put one foot in front of the other, we need to appreciate how much we do
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