Originally published at allaboutestates.ca on August 21, 2013: The Canadian Medical Association sponsored Ipsos Reid to conduct a poll among Canadians asking about our health care system. Their headlines were “Nine in 10 Canadians say all Governments Should Cooperate to Develop a National Strategy for Seniors Health Care”. Of course a national senior’s strategy is
Read moreOriginally posted in allaboutestates.ca on July 25, 2013: My colleague Diana Vieira titled her July 22, 2013 blog, Do You Need A Lawyer to Make a Will. An important topic and a theme which I will continue. Most individuals, who can afford it, hire a lawyer to prepare their wills and powers of attorney. Most
Read moreBy: Kristin Kent Special to the Toronto Star, Published on Fri Jun 28 2013 Renya Onasick knows the challenges of caregiving. As a parent, an involved daughter and long-distance caregiver of her mother, Onasick is engaged in all family matters. This involvement comes with a price: the costs for eldercare, a critical component of future
Read moreOriginally 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 may fall into a number of different categories. 1) Denial: Refuse to accept reality
Read moreOriginally published at allaboutestates.ca A refrain that I have been hearing/sharing over the last few days is ”we may not like their decisions, but it is their decision to make” ( as long as they are capable). Every day as capable adults we take risks, whether it is walking when the light is red or
Read moreOriginally published at allaboutestates.ca April 12, 2013: I have previously blog on the emotional and financial cost of providing care at home. Both can be very costly. There are some ways to save money when hiring home care assistance. The caveat is that publicly funded services of a personal support worker (PSW) need to already
Read moreOriginally published at allaboutestates.ca Feb 28, 2013: Today’s blog was sparked by The Globe and Mail’s editorial of Feb 25, 2013 titled ‘Think, don’t fink’. It discusses Sudbury’s latest initiative called: The North East Dementia Network Coalition Safe Driving Task Force and the establishment of a hot line for anonymous tips about senior drivers. It
Read moreOriginally published at allaboutestates.ca Last week, I attended an excellent session organized by my fellow blogger, Paul Fensom from Scotia Private Client Group. The topic was on guardianship, the important role of the guardian, the management plan and the understanding or expectation on how the money should be spent. Working with defence and plaintiff lawyers,
Read moreAlso published at All About Estates. Diabetes is a disease that affects more than two million people in Canada today and with the population aging as it is, as well as the rising obesity rates, this number is only expected to increase. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) the cost for the healthcare system
Read moreallaboutestates. ca. November 13, 2012: November is Osteoporosis Month which is perhaps why the CBC radio show “White Coat Black Art” with Dr. Brain Goldman did a show on ways to reduce needless surgeries and long wait times for hip and knee replacements. The Osteoporosis Society shares: • No single cause for osteoporosis has been
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