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Audrey also blogs at @allaboutestates:

• Goodbye Queen Elizabeth II September 19, 2022
  As I sat down to write my Monday blog, which was going to be on Bill 7, ( the ridiculous plan to have alternate level of care [ALC] patients transferred out of the hospital to anyplace, anywhere or pay $400 daily) instead, I decided to pay tribute to the late... The post Goodbye Queen Elizabeth […]
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• September is World Alzheimers Awareness Month September 12, 2022
  Like many of you, I think about Alzheimers quite often; not only the (not so) occasional memory lapses but for anyone who lives with dementia- closely impacting their own lives- the devastation it can bring. Do we need a special awareness month to remind us? Yes we do. Most of... The post September is World […]
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• Alternate Levels of Care should not be your local hospital August 22, 2022
  With the reputation of Long Term Care Homes hitting a new low, it comes as no surprise that seniors want to grow older in their own homes.  However our hospitals and our emergency departments have become a temporary holding spot for many seniors, who cannot return home.   The August 25,... The post Alternate Levels of […]
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• A new place to call home…… August 15, 2022
  One of the hardest things that an adult child caregiver has to deal with, is placement of a parent; specifically, a parent with advancing dementia.  There is no roadmap and every situation is unique however there are common threads that we see on a daily basis.  We know that if... The post A new place […]
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• YES YOU REALLY DO NEED A POWER OF ATTORNEY…… August 8, 2022
  My colleague’s blog on August 5 was titled: “Do I Really Need A Power of Attorney?” Let me add my loud response of  ‘YES YOU DO’ because if you don’t, your wishes of how you want to live your life, will likely not be heard.  This is the reality for... The post YES YOU REALLY […]
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