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Many families will be traveling this week for our Thanksgiving holiday. If you live in a different city than your parents, the time spent together during the holiday can allow you to see how well they are managing. Be aware of the small…
Read article Happy Thanksgiving↗Originally published in allaboutestates.ca on June 28, 2013 I speak with adult children daily who call because they are concerned that their parent is not doing well and they feel, needs help. I have found that the refusal to accept help…
Read article When Our Parents Refuse Our Help↗Originally published at allaboutestates.ca May 27, 2013: I know of very few individuals who have applied for and received compassionate care benefits. Did you know that compassionate care benefits are employment insurance benefits that…
Read article A ‘Gravely’ Understood & Underused Benefit: Compassionate Care Benefits↗Originally published in allaboutestates.ca May 8, 2013: Part of my role as a Geriatric Care Manager is to determine if individuals can safely remain in their own homes, living by themselves. As I have previously discussed, most of us want…
Read article Informed Risk: Whose Decision Is It Anyway?↗Originally published at allaboutestates.ca I work with many seniors who prefer not to use the assistive devices that are prescribed/recommended for their safety and well being. In particular, the use of a cane and the use of a walker seem…
Read article What’s Your Point of View? Is a cane an ‘enabler’ or a ‘disabler’?↗