Smart Ageing

Over the past decade, a caregiving crisis has been building in the workplace. Currently, 35% of the Canadian workforce or 8 million people, are struggling and juggling their work responsibilities with caregiving duties. It’s a perfect storm: a rapidly aging population living longer with more complex care needs and fewer family members to care for them. The stress of juggling caregiving and work responsibilities is leading to burnout, absenteeism, and….

Consulting a person who has significant diminished capacity can be very difficult for both the consultant and the individual. In Part One of this article, we explored a case in which a client with moderately severe dementia gave one answer to a simple question posed by a family member in the morning and the opposite answer to another family member that same afternoon, sparking heated conflict among the siblings. This….

During the month of May, many families and residential communities host celebrations for Mother’s Day and again in June, for Father’s Day. At these special events, it’s often a time when Attorneys for Personal Care or other appointed guardians might visit and attempt to “consult” with their family member, friend or client. Perhaps family members are seeking their mother’s input on her preferences for different types of living accommodations. Or….