This June we commemorate the twenty-seventh year of Seniors’ Month in Ontario, a month to celebrate, honour and recognize the distinctiveness and magnificence of our oldest generation. Have you ever sat down and really listened to a senior tell their story? As a new grad fresh out of nursing school in the mid ‘80s, my [...]
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Often, family caregivers start off thinking they can manage caring for an ailing parent on their own. But as the task becomes overwhelming – especially if they are of the sandwich generation and have jobs and children – their role shifts to that of a health care system navigator. Arranging publicly funded home or institutional [...]
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As a family caregiver, how do you prepare for the expected inevitable? Many of us have bolted up out of our beds at 3 a.m. when the phone rings. Or we’ve had that sick feeling in the pit of our stomach when no one answers the phone and they are expected to be at home. [...]
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