Category: Elder Care

Every person who has flown has heard this safety instruction, “Please secure your mask first before assisting those around you.” … Read more »

When I heard that seven hundred and fifty-thousand Canadians are now living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and that… Read more »

When my bubbie (never heard of a ‘bubbie’? It’s a term used in the Jewish community to mean grandmother!) first… Read more »

Being elderly, frail, or living with dementia does not have to mean a life of isolation and boredom. Here in… Read more »

One-size fits all is not the way to go when adapting a home to make it safe, functional, and convenient… Read more »

A few months ago, my sister and I decided to take our grandmother out for lunch. We went to a… Read more »

Caring for an aging parent can take an emotional toll on the most loving of adult children. Today’s “sandwich generation,”… Read more »

I recently attended an emotional workshop about managing the demands of caring for an elderly parent. Almost everyone in attendance… Read more »

Written by Maria-Luisa Elias, former Workshop Coordinator An unknown author once said that nurses are angels in comfortable shoes; the… Read more »

When it comes to our aging population, we’ve all heard the scare stories about underfunded and overstressed hospitals.  Chronic illnesses. Ballooning… Read more »