As regular readers know, we occasionally invite guest bloggers to contribute to All About Estates Today’s blog was written by Norman Bowley, a partner and chair of the Estates and Succession Group at Low Murchison Radnoff LLP . In my wallet you will find a plastic card the size of a credit…
Tomorrow is the last day of Alzheimers Awareness Month in Canada. Over the last several years I have shared many blogs on the crisis of dementia. It is a disease that impacts everyone and with science helping us to live longer, we need to appreciate that for some, they may…
In another few days we will say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. This time of year for me, is a time of reflection. Most jarringly- is wondering where did the time go? While I try to be in the present, I am not always successful. What seems to…
End of life decisions are some of the most fraught decisions individuals will ever face. Patients and doctors likely approach end of life decisions differently and from differing perspectives. The Law Commission of Ontario (“LCO”), an independent organization that recommends law reform measures for the province, has produced two reports…
We are fortunate to have a handful of retirement residences that are designed exclusively for those living with dementia. Individualized care is expensive; there are No Ifs Ands or Buts about it! ( MMSE humour)
Under the Ontario Substitute Decisions Act[i] (SDA), power of attorney (POA) for property appointments are made through a continuing or postponed POA for property. The continuing POA for property is one that takes effect immediately regardless of the grantor’s capacity to manage property and continues, if needed, through the development…
No one wants to have regrets. Dying patients shared their regrets in a blog post by a palliative care nurse. For me, these ‘regrets’ translates into food for thought and an action plan. Maybe it will for you too.
Nothing like a family dinner to remind us how complicated families can be. Any family members no longer speaking? If you live in a different city than your parents or haven’t spent time with them for a while, the time spent together during the holiday can allow you to see how well they are managing. Be aware of the small things and things that are different.
Which medical professionals can certify on a Disability Tax Credit Certificate (“Form T2201”), that an individual has a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions? Can a registered oral surgeon or other oral specialist, licensed to be so by a provincial body be considered to be a medical…
The majority of all dementia is of the Alzheimers type and it affects more woman than men. The ‘D’ word is the new ‘C’ word (cancer, shhhhh) and demystifying the ‘D’ word is what awareness is all about.