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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↗As a boomer, I have spent much time talking with my (women) friends about what we want for ourselves in a ‘retirement’ community. I am not sure that ‘retirement’ is the right word. I don’t plan on stopping work- any time soon. Until our…
Read article A Different Type of Retirement Community.↗Originally published at allaboutestates.ca on March 30, 2015 For many, working with the elderly is not ‘sexy’. I personally hate that word, but it seems to be a common refrain. In my own profession, many social workers who are looking for…
Read article Planning Ahead for Elder Care: Who is Helping Whom?↗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↗