Elder Abuse: The Silent Crime.
According to the Toronto police, two to 10 per cent (about 40,000 to 200,000) of seniors are abused in Ontario.
How to talk to your kids about their grandparent’s dementia
Children need help learning about how their grandparent’s brain is affected by dementia.
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How to Use Technology to Make Aging at Home Easier
With Telehomecare, seniors can live at home longer and their caregivers can provide better care, and do so with peace of mind.
Take the uncertainty out of estate planning with good record keeping
Record keeping is critical to sound estate planning. Listen to this podcast to learn more.
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Caregivers need a break from Alzheimer’s Disease
She is his world. She is his source of entertainment. His emotional, social and physical strength. She is his caregiver. Indeed, she is his everything.
And sometimes, she needs a break.
Home care support = no bath for over a month
‘Everybody will have a story about a parent, an aunt, a sibling, who the system is failing. It’s inevitable, unless something changes.’
– University of British Columbia researcher Joanie Sims-Gould
Canadian Mental Health Association offers free family caregivers education program
Michael Gabriele from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) talks about the organization’s caregivers education program which is dear to his heart.
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Spouses of critically ill patients face deadly stress
According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, close friends and family caregivers are at high risk of becoming ill and even dying.
Halifax exhibit features artwork created by people with dementia & their caregivers
The latest exhibit at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) will for the first time feature artwork created by people with dementia and their caregivers.
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