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Yes, the Canadian Government offers several programs to help Seniors through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence Program (HASI) This program helps homeowners and landlords pay for minor…
Read article Are there government programs to help pay for safety and accessibility home renovations?↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP “Wachovia (a large bank in the United States) has agreed to pay as much as $144 million to settle a federal probe into its relationship with telemarketers who preyed on senior citizens. As many as…
Read article Scams and Seniors↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Summer 2009 Many of us may from time to time, forget our neighbour’s name or the items to purchase at the grocery store, and we wonder if this is part of normal aging. Your doctor…
Read article Dementia and How It Is Diagnosed↗The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) for Persons with Disabilities offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords to undertake accessibility work to modify dwellings occupied or intended for occupancy by…
Read article Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-Disabilities)↗Inherent in the aging process is changes to one’s physical functioning, vision, perception and processing abilities. It is the degree or severity of these changes that could make driving unsafe. Though these changes are inevitable, the…
Read article How do you know if your parent is still able to drive safely? Should they be driving? What should you look for? Who do you contact?↗