Seniors Finance and Caregiving As we age, we face new challenges and have different financial needs. Seniors Finance and Care is a new part of the RBC Advice Centre where we will be sharing advice and information on a range of topics that are relevant for Seniors and their families – starting with some important
Read moreOriginally published at allaboutesstates.ca on September 4, 2014: Further to my last week’s blog, ‘Care @ Home’ I wrote that the POA for Property/Finance should support the care needs of the incapable individual and the decisions made by the POA for Personal Care. I received a note from a reader who provided the following legal
Read moreOriginally published in allaboutestates on August 26, 2014: I have always stated that the Power of Attorney for Finances needs to be able to support the decisions made by the Power of Attorney for Personal Care. In other words, care needs should dictate where monies should be spent. The first part of the equation is
Read moreJane and Charlie celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary a few months ago. They have continued to live in their two-story family home and seemed to be managing fairly well. Charlie was still driving and both had remained active with volunteer work, attending lectures, other day-to-day activities and occasional babysitting of their grandchildren. When visiting one
Read moreI met with a lovely couple last week. They are both in the 80’s and have been living in their two-story home for the last 50 plus years. He has Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and has fallen several times. Luckily to date, he has not broken any bones or injured himself badly. He called our company
Read moreWednesday, April-14 For Immediate Release Greater Toronto Area, Canada As part of their continuing commitment to high standards of customer care and service excellence, Mosaic Home Care Ltd. and Elder Caring Inc. are extremely pleased to announce a significant new joint venture. The provision of Professional Care Management for those with more complex care needs
Read moreOriginally published in allaboutestates.ca on March 13, 2014: There is a new initiative underway that will expand the services that pharmacists are able to provide to Canadians from coast to coast. Elements of the proposal are already underway and working well in several provinces. 9000 Points of Care is designed to expand the pharmacists’ scope
Read moreOriginally posted in allaboutestates.ca on January 29, 2014: Yesterday was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day which is in support of mental health awareness. Bell has opted to talk openly about mental illness with the hope of reducing stigma so that people can get the help they need. One in five Canadians will have or have
Read moreOriginally posted in allaboutestates.ca on January 21, 2014 by Audrey Miller: I had an opportunity to participate in a discussion on resources provided by the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC for short). Part of my role as a geriatric care manager is to make sure our clients are living as well as they can and
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