Nearly 50% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada are linked to LTC.
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Worried about a loved one in a long term care facility? You should be.
Category: Tales from Home
Seniors Homes: Banning family visitors. Only recourse – get arrested. Really?
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Family members banned from seniors’ “homes” because they are complaining or causing problems for the staff.
How to communicate effectively with the nursing home staff.
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Make the nursing home staff your care partner.
Do you know what self-directed care is?
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“In contrast to conventional home care programs in which care is managed and delivered by professionals or agencies on behalf of the client, in self managed programs the client takes a more active and central role both in defining needs and in determining how those needs should be met,”
Canada’s first ‘dementia village’ to open next year.
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The Village will be home to 78 people with dementia. Their care will be provided by 72 specially trained staff.
Advocate for seniors and provide support during a hospital stay.
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Seniors need extra support during a hospital stay.
The Rights of Residents in Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Homes.
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Do you have a loved one currently or planning to move into a LTC or a retirement home in Ontario? If so, you need to read this article.
Financial Exploitation: When Taking Money Amounts to Elder Abuse.
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Perpetrator is typically a family member or caregiver.
Ontario subsidy for seniors’ homes falls short.
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What will long-term care homes be like when the Boomers need them?
‘I was in shock’: Police probe Ottawa nursing home after elderly woman found with maggots in wound
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How’s the quality of care in Canadian long-term-care facilities?
