Now that the holidays are over, it is a good time to reflect on the time you spent together with your family. Did you find your loved one was a little more confused? Did you find expired food in the fridge or blackened cooking pots? Were…
By: Sheryl Ubelacker The Toronto Star, The Canadian Press January 4, 2010 Canada needs a national strategy to prepare for a tidal wave of dementia cases in the coming decades that could swamp the health-care system and put a severe drain…
By: André Picard, Public Health Reporter The Globe and Mail January 3, 2010 The annual cost of dementia is projected to soar tenfold in the next generation, a stark illustration of the impact an aging Canadian population will have on the…
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP CARP November 17, 2009 The LIVING WILL AND POWER OF ATTORNEY: SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE “The only normal ones are the ones you don’t know”. Perhaps a harsh statement but I would suggest that all of us…
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Fall 2009 As a social worker I have worked with differently- abled individuals of all ages. Growing older with a disability raises questions for parents and adult children alike.…