Caregiving Posts

Caregiver’s Diary: Dad Perks Up

March 5, 2012

Youngest sister has sent us this progress report from Niagara on my widowed 88 year old father: “Hi all, I wanted ...

ZNews – Family Caregiver Tax Credit

February 24, 2012

Feb 24th 2012: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently spoke about the governments modified caregiver tax credit. ZNews ...

Caregiver’s Diary: To All The Family

February 24, 2012

My widowed 88 year old father writes from his fancy retirement home in Niagara: “Youngest sister has been wonderful ...

Caregivers: Input needed for Survey

February 14, 2012

Do you provide non-medical care for someone 65+? CARP and SERC need your input for an important survey. Dear CARP ...

Caregiver’s Diary: More From Serenity Towers

February 9, 2012

                    My widowed 88 year old father has ...

Caregiver’s Diary: My New Life In Ontario

January 26, 2012

Now that my widowed 88 year old father has settled into his new retirement residence, he has taken up writing a ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Visiting Dad in His New Home

January 12, 2012

My widowed 88 year old father had survived the trip from his now-empty house in the Maritimes to his splendid new ...

Leading the Way to Retirement Security and Ageing at Home: CARP Recommendations to British Columbia

December 20, 2011

In November 2011 CARP published a new set of recommendations in a submission to the government of British Columbia.  ...

CARP Advisory Board Member Bill VanGorder on CBC News

December 6, 2011

November 2011: CARP Nova Scotia's very own Bill VanGorder gave a lengthy interview to CBC News. He discussed the policy ...

Parliamentary Committee Report Concludes Canada Provides Inadequate Palliative Care

December 6, 2011

December 6, 2011-The Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee on Compassionate Care has released it report on compassionate and ...