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By: From: Ask the Doctor The Globe and Mail August 8, 2006 Question: I am in my late 50’s and I’ve noticed that my memory, and even my ability to concentrate, is not the same as it used to be. How do I tell the difference between memory…
Read article Are my memory lapses a sign of Alzheimer’s?↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Help’s Here Spring 2006 Driver safety is everybody’s concern. On a per-person basis, mature drivers have less than the average number of collisions, but on a per kilometer basis, the over-70 age…
Read article To Drive or Not to Drive? The Question We Should All Be Asking↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Spring 2005 In a study conducted at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, scientists discovered that more frequent participation in…
Read article Keep the Mind Playing↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Shoppers Home Health Care, Clinical Notes Winter 2005 Art therapy is based on the belief that creating art is healing and life-enhancing. The therapy, which began as treatment for severely…
Read article Creative Rehabilitation: Art Therapy for the Elderly↗By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Fall 2004 Life care planning, frequently used by Canadian insurance companies and lawyers, is a way of assessing the long-term costs for a person who has a chronic illness or…
Read article The Life Care Plan: Do You Have One?↗