Our new Ontario government leadership has begun to set priorities in health care – thinking both inside and outside the box by focusing on the sometimes forgotten family caregiver. Helping families care for their sick loved ones was put on the back burner last fall when former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty resigned and his prorogation [...]
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Is anyone planning on going south this winter? Once the dismal days of winter begin, many seniors pack their bags and head out of town for warmer weather and sunnier skies. If there’s one thing that’s more important to pack than your bathing suit and sunscreen, it’s travel insurance. Ensuring you’re adequately covered with the [...]
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As a follow up to last year’s blog post, Be proactive about diabetes by adopting a healthy lifestyle now!, I wanted to commemorate Diabetes Awareness Month by talking about education and prevention. I believe that the more we know, the better our defence will be. We need to go back to the beginning and learn [...]
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Over 80% of all bone fractures after age 50 are caused by osteoporosis and, sadly, 80% of these patients are never offered a proper assessment and/or treatment for this disease. Is there a mystery to osteoporosis or are we missing the boat on diagnosis? Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration [...]
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Caring@Home guest blog by Karen Alison and Kathy Raymond Does it seem to you that digestion gets worse with age? There are plenty of reasons this can happen. Many older people have gastro problems as side effects of the medications they’re on. As a caregiver, you may not have much control over this aspect of [...]
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