Last week, the Toronto Star launched Begging for Care, an investigative series looking at how the province is dividing up the $1.1 billion allocated for its “Aging at Home” program. The Star highlighted some of the difficult experiences Ontario seniors faced when laying in limbo in an acute care hospital bed, while on the wait list [...]
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Staying connected is a must for long-distance caregivers
Generations have existed for centuries. Lately, people are paying more attention to generations and the impact they have on everyday life, as many baby boomers are caught between raising their own children and looking after their elderly parents. Me, personally, I’m stuck in the middle, and it’s sometimes difficult. I look after two teenage daughters [...]
READ MORE »It changed my outlook on heart disease forever
Each year the month of February is recognized as Heart Month, with tens of thousands of people across Canada putting their hearts into making a difference through support for the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation (www.heartandstroke.com). I felt it important to dedicate this blog to heart health, in an effort to help reduce the many [...]
READ MORE »Pre-planning your visit to the doctor’s office – is it the way of the future?
We pre-plan our life, our financial goals and our funeral. Is it time to pre-plan our visits to the doctor? Back in 2006, the College of Family Physicians of Canada conducted a survey that revealed 17 percent of Canadians do not have a family physician – nearly five million people! But even more concerning was [...]
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