In our current economic climate cutbacks for supportive care for seniors is seeing increased responsibilities being shifted onto family members and “informal caregivers”. The term “formal” care providers refers to persons who are financially remunerated to care for a person. This can include professionals such as doctors, nurses, social workers, support workers, case managers, speech language pathologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists.
Category: Geriatric Care Management
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Effective January 3rd, 2016, the Government of Canada announced an increase in the duration of the Employment Insurance (EI) compassionate care benefit which allows claimants to collect up to 26 weeks of benefits, up from the current six weeks, for the care of a family member with a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death.
We all know someone who has taken ill or has been critically injured. No one expects that life as they know it can change drastically from one moment to the next. How can you plan for the ‘unknown’?
Do you think seniors stop having sex once they reach a certain age? Adult children don’t typically want to hear about their parent’s sexuality and vice versa; however professionals need to be comfortable in asking and answering questions. Regardless of your own personal definition of sexuality and what it means for different age groups, it should include an understanding of safe sex and sexually transmitted disease awareness.
In light of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada granting the Federal Government an additional 4 months to draft and pass physician assisted death legislation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released practice directions for the legal profession and the public where a court order is sought allowing a patient to take his/her own life with the help of a doctor. This blog discusses those guidelines.
Yesterday was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk’ day which is in support of mental health awareness. Bell has opted to talk openly about mental illness with the hope of reducing stigma so that people can get the help they need. One in five Canadians will have or have had a mental…
As per the Health Care Consent Act (HCCA), and equally applicable to the Mental Health Act (MHA), capacity to consent to treatment is defined as: A person is capable with respect to a treatment if the person is able to understand the information that is relevant to making a decision about…
As we are living longer, more and more of us will find ourselves alone and without family. And yes, it is possible that a financial institution as POA can be your best support.
T’was the fight before Christmas, when all families know,
It’s better to forgive than tell them to F. O.,
Mom probably liked you better, if memory serves,
So while I am a P.O.A., she will get what she deserves.
Showing care and concern, offering a kind word, a smile or hug, are the gifts that can make the difference. These gestures are the true gifts and are ours to give and they don’t cost any money