Ontario subsidy for seniors’ homes falls short.
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My sister won’t help or listen.
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3 Top Ways to Juggle Work and Family Caregiving
Judy’s been late and absent several times this month because of a series of family health crises. These emergencies were beyond her control, but as a working caregiver, Judy worries about her supervisor’s reaction.
Wives Share What Loving Your Spouse ‘in Sickness and in Health’ Really Looks Like
When the worst-case scenario happens, you learn a lot about your love.
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Support for caregivers with schizophrenic patients needs promoting, Nova Scotia group says
Caregivers are susceptible to stress, anxiety and fatigue, society executive director Diane MacDougall said. That’s in part due to a lack of communication in the health care system, she said.
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‘I was in shock’: Police probe Ottawa nursing home after elderly woman found with maggots in wound
How’s the quality of care in Canadian long-term-care facilities?
Caregiving Getting You Down? May Sound Crazy, But Would Grieving Help?
There are many situational losses that people experience and grieve that are not death-related.
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Unpaid caregivers deserve better tax break, retirees’ group CARP says
The support available to unpaid caregivers in Canada is not good enough, but better tax breaks would help, says Wanda Morris, vice president of advocacy for the Canadian Association of Retired Persons.
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Chilling Ad Underscores the Insanity of Caregiving Robots
To address the burgeoning “loneliness epidemic” and the demands of an aging population, some think that we should deploy robotic caregivers. A new ad titled “B.E.N. (Biologically Engineered Nursing),” however, suggests that this is a dreadful idea.
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Former Woodstock, Ont., nurse facing 8 murder charges in deaths of elderly clients.
Police have charged Wettlaufer with murder alleging she killed eight nursing home residents.
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