May is National Caregiver Awareness Month and it is celebrated across Canada to acknowledge the 8 million people providing (unpaid) care to a family member or friend which is about 28% of the population. For employed Canadian’s, 35 % are working caregivers. Studies tell us that on top of a... The post May is National […]
Retirement accommodation can be costly. I have written about the cost of remaining at home with 24 hour care ( $35/hr on average in Canada), I have written about NORCs and sharing the caring and I have written about retirement residences and long term care homes. CTV News had an... The post Home is Where […]
Story of My Family is a Japanese drama that I have started watching on Netflix and so far, in episode one it has all the intrigue that we see in the world of estates, including challenging family dynamics, aging, incapacity and undue influence. We are introduced to an aging pro... The post Story of My […]
“Ontario will be short 33,000 nurses and PSWs by 2028”, financial watchdog projects. Folks, please pay attention, we are already feeling the shortage of medical care in our hospitals, long term care settings and of course, at home as well. My own family doctor is retiring and I suppose I... The post Is there a […]
While we all may be aware of the dementia crisis that is increasingly heading our way, it often takes a celebrity to truly raise the issue and increase our general awareness levels. I am referring to FTD or frontotemporal dementia and Bruce Willis’ recent diagnosis. Dementia is a syndrome describing... The post Frontotemporal Dementia appeared […]