By: Sandra Block USA Today June 27, 2007 How do you decide which kind of health care facility is best suited for an elderly parent? Everyone’s situation, of course, is different. Here are tips on seeking the best, most appropriate long-term care for your…
Macleans Magazine April 9, 2007 Is loss of memory and brain function an inevitable part of aging? New studies say a little tinkering can change all that Doris Howard, a 79-year-old former psychologist, has lived in the Heritage Retirement Community — set…
OANHSS News Winter 2007 “Caregiving isn’t like retirement planning,” says Bob Spence, owner of an eldercare consulting service in Toronto. “It’s not something that people think about until they absolutely need to.” In…
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Winter 2007 Diabetes is a disease that affects more than two million people in Canada today, and with the aging population and rising obesity rates, this number is only expected to increase in the coming…
By: Malcolm Ritter Canadian Press January 24, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) – A huge international study has identified a gene that apparently can raise the risk of developing the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery that may help scientists…
