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Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca This past weekend was the American Thanksgiving. Black Friday sales and shopping and ‘savings’ ( an oxymoron, no?) advertisements were everywhere. Fortunately there is penance to be had with…
Read article Giving Tuesday↗Originally 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…
Read article Alternate Levels of Care Should NOT be your local hospital↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca One of the hardest things that an adult child caregiver has to deal with, is placement of a parent; specifically, a parent with advancing dementia. There is no roadmap and every situation is unique…
Read article A new place to call home…..↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca My colleague’s blog on August 5 was titled: “Do I Really Need A Power of Attorney?” Let me add my loud response of ‘YES YOU DO’ because if you don’t, your wishes of how you want to live your life,…
Read article Yes You Really Do Need A Power of Attorney↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca “I don’t need anything…. I am fine…… Leave me alone…..” Do any of these refrains sound familiar to you? Last week I was part of a conversation during which a group of woman friends got together to…
Read article When (Y)Our Help Is Refused↗