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Monthly archives for March, 2012

The day I met six extraordinary women

Mar 30 2012 Written by Jackie Hickey, RN
The day I met six extraordinary women

Even though the lovely summer-like weather turned back south last Saturday, the sun shone brightly over the Women for Women event in Toronto where approximately 20 women came together to give back and support the charity Canadian Transplant Association www.organ-donation-works.org. I thought it was going to be one of our regular events until I met [...]

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Posted in Caregivers, Diseases, Events, health care, health tips, seniors, social media 2 Comments - Tagged beadonor.ca, Canadian Transplant Association, caring at home blog, Caring@Home, healthcare, organ donation

Compassionate care comes in all forms

Mar 23 2012 Written by Jackie Hickey, RN
Compassionate care comes in all forms

The Caring@Home blog welcomes this guest post by Soraiya Walji. Losing a loved one can be the most defeating event in a person’s life. And being by the side of a loved one during their most critical time of need is most imperative. I first looked into Compassionate Care Benefits for a dear friend who [...]

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Posted in Caregivers, health care, health tips, seniors, social media 1 Comment - Tagged care, caregivers, Caring, Caring@Home blog, CaringatHome, Compassionate Care Benefits, government, health tips, nurses

It’s a spring fling thing. Time to recharge and get things done

Mar 17 2012 Written by Jackie Hickey, RN
It’s a spring fling thing. Time to recharge and get things done

The spring season seems to put a spring in our steps, a whistle on our lips and the energy to get things done. It has also sparked this week’s blog. When I see the sun shining and feel the balmy 14-degree breeze, I ask myself: Why does the sun and warm weather give us a [...]

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Posted in Caregivers, Diseases, Events, health tips, seniors 2 Comments - Tagged caregivers, caring at home blog, Caring@Home, health tips, seniors care, spring cleaning, springtime

Let’s support care plans that respect cultural diversity, values and traditions

Mar 08 2012 Written by Jackie Hickey, RN
Let’s support care plans that respect cultural diversity, values and traditions

This past weekend, Bayshore Home Health and Losing Our Parents teamed up to offer family caregivers living in our magnificent multicultural community a workshop that would bring family caregivers together to share their personal stories. Bayshore has allowed me to dedicate my role to helping family caregivers cope and be the best they can be [...]

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Posted in Caregivers, Events, health care, seniors, social media 2 Comments - Tagged Bayshore, caregivers, Caring at home, Caring@Home blog, family caregivers, home care

Should we become consumers of health care?

Mar 02 2012 Written by Jackie Hickey, RN
Should we become consumers of health care?

Every once in a while I express my opinions on the Caring@Home blog. I’m sure everyone realizes by now that I like to put my two cents in! So, I thought I’d comment on the post-Drummond Report era. We’ve certainly been flooded with information, reports, comments and opinions. Now we need answers. Since the Drummond [...]

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Posted in Caregivers, health care, health tips, seniors, social media 1 Comment - Tagged caregivers, caring at home blog, Caring@Home, Caring@Home blog, doctors, Drummond report, future healthcare system, healthcare, nurses

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