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Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca I have written about my work with my long time elderly client, Audrey, for some time. Through these blogs, I have shared the loss of her sister, her prior discharge from palliative care, her 100th…
Read article Another Goodbye↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca Readers of this blog may remember that I have been working with a wonderful woman who is now 101 years of age. She is a ‘solo senior or elder orphan’ or simply put, a single woman who never married,…
Read article Having An Advocate: Critical So Your Wishes Can Be Respected↗Originally published @allaboutestates.ca This past week I had an interesting discussion with some of my team members (registered social workers and occupational therapists ) on whether or not it is appropriate to tell a white lie with…
Read article Dementia: Therapeutic Fibbing OR Going With the Flow?↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca A few weeks ago I provided a summary of the Federal Budget and what is offers to seniors. Well, I received over 30 comments and the blog readers all said the same thing- Mr. Trudeau has ignored those…
Read article June is Senior’s Month↗Originally posted @allaboutestatates.ca May is National Caregivers Month. Now more than ever, the challenge of being a caregiver feels more of a ‘challenge’ than any other word that I can think of. It can be joyful, rewarding, an honor,…
Read article Thank You Carers↗