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Great question, here is my reply: The two key words are service and free- I don’t believe that they go together very often. You have heard the expression, ‘ you get what you pay for’ and this is the same in the elder care world. There is…
Read article Why Do I Need to Pay for Your Service When I Can Get It For Free?↗Originally published at allaboutestates.ca on May 5, 2015 Son: Mom, turn a light on, it’s getting dark outside. Mom: It’s ok, I’ll just sit here in the dark. Son: Mom, it’s cold and raining outside. I will call a taxi for you. Mom: It’s…
Read article Informed Risk and Today is Your Rainy Day↗In my daily reading of the obits, I read about a former client of mine- who passed away at age 100. I had the pleasure of working with him when he was 99. He had been discharged home from the hospital after recovering from the flu. He…
Read article Do you really want to live to be 100?↗Originally posted at allaboutestates.ca on April 8, 2015: More data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent not for profit organization that was created in 1994. In addition to the caregiving…
Read article End of Life Planning and Where Canada Ranks↗Originally posted @ allaboutestates.ca on March 20, 2015 The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent not for profit organization that was created in 1994. Their vision is “Better data, Better decisions,…
Read article Informal Caring: Commonwealth Fund 2014 Health Policy Survey of Older Adult↗