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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Another early morning out on the Toronto area roads, off to a Seniors’ Month event in the city. June is Seniors’ Month and one of the busiest months for me, although it goes by fairly quickly with all the activities, celebrations and events that honour our seniors in the community. I love it! Recently, I’ve [...]
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The next time you travel through your community, take a look around. Become a sleuth. The seniors among us struggle through our fast-paced cities without us even noticing. We may become annoyed when they take too long to do something, especially when we’re in a hurry. Imagine having to walk up five stairs with a [...]
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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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Back in January I wrote a blog post emphasizing that we should always have the right travel insurance, and that we should also have the right immunizations for travelling abroad. Anyone who travels often must take travel vaccination seriously, and ensure they’re getting the right vaccines for their travel destination. When planning a vacation we [...]
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