For seniors, losing driver’s licence like having ‘arm cut off’
CBC: Next to young male drivers, people aged 70 or older have highest accident rate
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Feeling Used and Abused
What would she do if you did not live close by? It would be all on her shoulders to manage won’t it?
When men care
How many male caregivers do you know? Are they husbands, sons, extended family or friends? Are they caregivers to the elderly or to those with cancer, multiple sclerosis, dementia or AIDS?
End of Life Decisions: What Do Lawyers Owe Their Clients?
In an era of near daily stunning advances in medicine, what constitutes the “heroic measures” so many people say they do not want?
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“I’ve got my walker…now what?”
With the thought and effort that goes into selecting a piece of equipment, it is shocking to learn that approximately 30 per cent of prescribed devices are abandoned by users.
Gay seniors struggling to find ‘safe’ retirement housing
‘In the three years I’ve been here, I’ve been more open than I ever was in my life.’—Alf Roberts, Fudger House resident
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DEMAND FOR HOME CARE IN CANADA EXCEEDING RESOURCES
In 2011, 1.4 million Canadians received home care, a 55 percent increase from 2008.
10 ways to simplify caregiving
Most of life’s big changes come with some degree of anxiety as we enter uncharted waters. Becoming a caregiver to an aged parent shares many of these traits: a sense of accomplishment, greater intimacy and inner growth, as well as challenges and fears.
Death and Taxes
Most individuals do not deliberately die in order to create their estate – it is a foregone conclusion.
Caregiver Agreements, What are they?
I am frequently asked about payment of family members who have assumed a primary caregiving role. While there is no one answer, there are a few key considerations.