It’s not easy in any scenario to admit that your parent or parents need extra care to live the rest of their lives out fruitfully. If you’ve taken on the task of caring for them yourself and adding them...
At some point, many of us become a caregiver for a family member. It could be a child, a parent or a spouse. For those of us who are also employed, working out arrangements with our employer will be...
When we were teenagers many of us found it difficult to talk to our parents. Even though typically they just wanted to help us with our life decisions, help us grow into great adults and make great decisions. We weren't...
Caregiving is one of our country’s most pressing healthcare and societal issues. By 2025, more than 25 per cent of our population will make up the 65+ demographic, making Canada a super-aging society. As our aging population increases, so...
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. support and take care of aging, disabled or ill family members. While many of us think as caregivers as those who look after seniors, caregivers are a huge group who look...
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Things to Consider
Your parents are who brought you into this world. They are the ones who schooled you, looked after you, and took care of every little need of yours during childhood. So, it’s only fitting that when the...
If one is a geriatrician, a good part of one’s practice is focused on individuals either living with dementia or concerned about having symptoms that might be dementia. It is often a frightening prospect, at times more so for...
We have posted a few articles on preventing certain life altering events like a stroke. Through our Caregiver Stories, we have also touched on some things to expect after a stroke. Senior health is an important aspect to preventing a...
When you're young, it seems like your parents have all the answers. Then, as you get older, that perception changes to "they have no idea what they're talking about." It's true that there are times when we take our...
