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Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca A long time client of ours passed away last week. She was able to remain at her own home and die in her own bed. So many of us wish, when the time comes, that we could do the same. We know this is not…
Read article A Good Life & A Good Death↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca After 70 years of marriage Norman and Mae are told by our government that in order to get the care they need, they need to live separately. Certainly there is something not right about this statement,…
Read article Until Death Do Us Part- or until we need provincially funded care in a LTC↗Mom’s matza balls didn’t taste as you remember? Noticing some changes? 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 Family Dinners & Family Challenges↗Originally posted @ allaboutestates.ca Fidelity Investments released their third survey “Family and Finance” in June 2016. They interviewed families with a parent over age 55 and having an adult child over age 25. The key findings are…
Read article Family Conversations and Broken Telephone↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca I am seeing more and more of these ads as families try to find affordable and alternative solutions to paying for private caregivers. There are many seniors who live alone. ‘The 2011 Census of…
Read article ‘Looking for a student to live in with my elderly mother in exchange for free room and board. Light care duties only’↗