Complaints about home care are up 45 per cent, but total 187. Number of home care hours delivered down 6%, complaints up 45 % Complaints about home care and support on Vancouver Island were up 45 per cent in 2018 compared to the year prior. A new report released by the Office of the […]
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For a caregiver, it’s not just about taking care of those with Alzheimer’s. It’s also taking care of everything else in the caregivers’ life. Mary Kay Adams sits in a Burger King just outside of Bridgewater at 10:30 on an early spring morning. It’s Wednesday but feels like Monday. She’s got her hands wrapped around
Alzheimer’s makes it hard for family to remember to live, too Read More »
If you’ve never heard of Rebuilding Together, you may be in for a treat. This organization has been able to help countless individuals and families improve the safety of their homes by providing remodeling services and installing safety equipment like wheelchair ramps, grab bars, and smoke/CO2 detectors. To see more of what they offer and
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Family caregivers are having to adjust many aspects of their lives around caring for a loved one. From work hours, personal finances, and even living situations, the impact can be huge and stressful. But, a common unseen impact is not on the caree, but the caregiver’s health. Long hours, added stressors, and physical demands all
Families Can Face Delicate Balance Caring for Aging Parents Read More »
The wheelchair to commode transfer can be tricky and following these simple steps can make it a lot easier, especially if the caregiver has to do the majority of the work. In this article, we’ll look at how the person needs to be best positioned so that the transfer will be as smooth and easy
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We keep hearing about it… We keep reading about it… But, are we taking steps to take advantage of it? What I am talking about is simple daily activity. And this activity is more than just getting up and heading to the bathroom or to the refrigerator as is common with many seniors. It’s more
Did You Know: Even Light Amounts Of Exercise Are Beneficial Read More »
Experts on the forefront of anti-aging medicine say the field is booming, with therapies on the horizon to target illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer’s and make for a healthier, older population in the years to come. Much of the research done so far has been on lab animals and simple organisms like worms, which enable
In Pursuit of Healthy Old Age, The Anti-aging Field ‘Explodes’ Read More »
This blog post will explore how to use a cane with a bad knee and avoid developing bad habits. Whether your knee, foot, or hip is bothering you, using a cane is actually very simple. If you’ve looked at any of my other blog posts on the subject, this one is probably going to be
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By LARISSA ZIMBEROFFJAN. 26, 2018 Last January, as one does, I pledged to eat better. Not one to phone it in, I adopted a meal plan with almost every vice crossed off the list. I blame Instagram, which was where I first spied the hashtag #Whole30, along with hundreds of iPhone-perfect images of delicious looking
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I watched this short video about this one woman’s experience and realized again how important each and every one of our individual’s stories are. Modern society has gotten so fast we forget what “community” actually is. Often times we are so caught up in the struggles and stresses of our own everyday lives that we
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