Informed Risk: Whose Decision Is It Anyway?

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Part of my role as a Geriatric Care Manager is to determine if individuals can safely remain in their own homes, living by themselves. As I have previously discussed, most of us want to remain in our own homes for us long as possible. Our assessments review the ...

Saving HST when hiring a PSW.

Friday, April 12th, 2013

I have previously blog on the emotional and financial cost of providing care at home. Both can be very costly. There are some ways to save money when hiring home care assistance. The caveat is that publicly funded services of a personal support worker (PSW) need to already be ...

Our Health Care Today, Cdn Physicians Rate Our System

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

This past January, the Health Council of Canada released results from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. Some of the results have been summarized below. For more complete information, read the full report. The survey which included over 2000 primary care physicians across Canada and almost ...