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Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca This was the frantic call I received from a daughter this past Friday. The hospital was discharging her 90 year old mother but had omitted to confirm that services and follow up medical appointments…
Read article It’s Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm and your mom is being discharged home.↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca My last 3 blogs have highlighted some of the challenges we are currently facing in our Long Term Care sector. The bottom line is this: there are not enough residential placement beds to address the…
Read article Crisis in Long Term Care: Thinking About Tomorrow↗Originally published @allaboutestates.ca The sad story of our Long Term Care crisis continues and this blog will focus on what’s available and the seniors who apply for them. As we know, Long Term Care homes provide Ontario residents with…
Read article Crisis in our LTC Homes Continued #2↗Originally posted @allaboutestates.ca I recently had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Danielle Martin address health care system challenges faced by Canadians daily. In her book Better Now, Dr. Martin explores ways to make Canadian health…
Read article 6 Big Ideas, “Better Now” by Dr. Danielle Martin↗Originally published @allaboutestates.ca on November 12, 2015: One of the most important components of good caregiving and in fact, good health – is advocacy. Report after report refers to the need for patient navigation. I, along with my…
Read article Health Navigation Needed↗