Marijuana grow-op found in basement of New Brunswick special care home for seniors.
It is difficult to understand how marijuana could be grown undetected in a facility that cares for the elderly.
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Most boomers don’t want to move from their homes in retirement, poll finds
A decision to move out of their home was most often due to a change in their health – 66 per cent – rather than for downsizing reasons.
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Desperate Sisters do Desperate Things!
Would you hire her if she were not your sister?
A special relationship
Giving, receiving and managing personal care in the home requires a delicate balance—a special relationship.
Amy Ferris: Assisted Loving
A daughter’s struggle to come to terms with her mother’s dementia.
Ontario Government to double nursing home inspectors.
Government vows to more than double number of inspectors of Ontario long-term care homes following high-profile incidents.
Behind closed doors: Safe personal grooming and toileting
Personal grooming includes activities such as combing your hair, shaving and brushing your teeth. Painful joints in your hands or difficulties moving your arms or fingers can make these activities difficult
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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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I want to go home, to my real home!
“Many seniors give into their adult children’s wishes too much. They see us as weak and easy to persuade.”
Workshop Series for Family Caregivers
Their road sign promoting the series can be seen by traffic going by, how perfect!