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September 13, 2012: allaboutestates.ca There is a helpline for seniors, and service is available there in 150 languages. It’s toll-free. 1-866-299-1011. Of course, not every senior will be able to call for the advice. There is no…
Read article Should There Be A Senior’s Aid Society?↗September 5, 2012 allaboutestates.ca This past week I took a client to tour 3 retirement residences. Each had a distinctly different feel and look and on paper, all three met her criteria in terms of the 3 C’s. (Care, Cost and Choice) as…
Read article The 3 ‘C’s’ Continued: Care Cost & Choice-How to Choose a Retirement Setting↗allaboutestates.ca We are looking for: *Single adult, age 65 plus and *in good health and *fiscally responsible and *family history of stroke, diabetes, Parkinson, dementia, (fill in the blank) and *no adult children living close by or no…
Read article Wanted: A Few Good Men and Women↗allaboutestates, August 9, 2012: Actually the article title in the July 26th Globe and Mail was ‘Researchers find dangerous bacteria in hospital sinks.’ I had previously blogged on the importance of hand washing to reduce infections in…
Read article Bacteria in Hospitals Stink↗allaboutestates. July 31, 2012: The more people/families I meet, the more I am amazed that there can be so much conflict that continues….. Many estate practices are busy because of familial conflict. We all know families that are not on…
Read article Families and Lessons Learnt Along The Way↗