Is it the lighting?
Mom tripped on a rug the other day at three in the morning. Should I install night lights in my parents’ home to help prevent falls when they get up to go to the bathroom?
JOHN’S STORY: The surprise visit
After my dad moved from his home in the country into a long-term-care home in the city last year, our family wasn’t able to visit him as often. One day, I decided to take my daughters to see him and surprise him with his favourite desert, blueberry pie, that my mother had taught me how to make long ago.
What do I do about Mom staying in bed all day?
Staying in bed all day has become the norm for my mom since she came home from the hospital two months ago. She seems to be physically recovered, but not motivated to do much. What should I do?
Day by Day
As each hour passes day by day,
Sometimes struggling what to say,
Fog and clouds inside my head,
Cannot speak what should be said
Avoid Common Mistakes when Keeping Records
There are a number of pitfalls waiting for those who have agreed to act as Attorney under a Power of Attorney for Property (“POAP”). Despite our best intentions to execute the tasks associated with looking after another person’s financial affairs with diligence and awareness, we are after all, only human. Regrettably, mistakes and omissions will…
THE VULTURE GENERATION: How to Stop Power of Attorney Abuse
The elderly and infirm routinely delegate control of their finances to family members but more and more Canadians are abusing that power. Can our aging population trust its own children?
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MARILYNE’S STORY: Don’t waste a single day
For many years, I was aware that something was wrong with me, but because it’s practically impossible for a doctor to detect something wrong with an
CAROL’S STORY: Caring around the clock
Carol Foote just can’t seem to make plans and keep them. Friends have stopped asking the woman from Miramichi, New Brunswick, to go for a coffee, get together for lunch or take in a movie. Carol’s not irresponsible. It’s just that, for more than a decade, most of her energy has been focused on her ailing, 73-year-old mother, Alice Richardson, who requires full-time care.
Help me Remember
So will you help me, remember when?
Time`s were good, way back then
The Power of the Mind While Coping With Loss
Similar to many people reading this, I know what it feels like to watch my world shatter within a matter of minutes. I know what it’s like to feel beside myself, utterly incredulous at how everything can change so quickly, and reeling at the shock of it all. I remember the feeling that I wished…