This week I lost my brother-in-law to the horrible disease of cancer. He lost his battle with leukemia and left behind so many people questioning why. There are hundreds and thousands out there asking the same question. How do we stop the need for these questions? What can we do to help? Last weekend two [...]
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The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) recently released the 2013 Portraits of Home Care in Canada report. This valuable study is conducted every five years and portrays to health-care professionals how vital home care is within our overall health-care system. This is right on track with the integrated, person-centred focus of the present health-care system. [...]
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The Caring@Home blog welcomes this guest post by Janet Parks, Client Services Director for the Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre. According to the Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), Rapid Response Nurses are helping to bridge the gap between hospital and home. For some of our frail, elderly citizens, leaving hospital often means [...]
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Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you! This poem is often shared on Mother’s Day. I still have my handmade Mother’s Day cards from my girls, and my mom still has the ones I made for her. Every year, the second Sunday of May is our opportunity to say [...]
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As we begin to celebrate another National Nursing Week (May 6-12, 2013), I wanted to share exceptional stories of care that our staff at Bayshore extends to so many people. I couldn’t have found a better example than in this heartfelt letter from a loving daughter sent to our Area Director in Kitchener, Ontario. Dear [...]
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