Caregiving Posts

Caregiver's Diary: Coming Home For Christmas

December 6, 2011

I have detailed in these pages how my widowed father, alone for a year in an empty house far away in the Maritimes, had ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Coming Home For Christmas

December 6, 2011

I have detailed in these pages how my widowed father, alone for a year in an empty house far away in the Maritimes, had ...

Ageism meets Sexism: Economic Issues Faced by Older Women

November 18, 2011

It will surprise no one that the double whammy of ageism and sexism is very keenly felt in Hollywood where women are ...

CARP to Politicians on Parliament Hill: Supporting Caregivers an Ethical AND Financial Win, Win

November 18, 2011

Healthcare matters for all Canadians, but despite the fact that we are living longer, healthier lives, it becomes ...

Caregiver's Diary: The Executor’s Checklist

November 18, 2011

My wife’s father died two weeks ago - here is her account of winding up his affairs. What I think about all these  ...

Caregiver’s Diary: The Executor’s Checklist

November 18, 2011

My wife’s father died two weeks ago - here is her account of winding up his affairs. What I think about all these  ...

CARP at the Centre of Parliament Hill Action

November 4, 2011

November 4th 2011:  It’s no exaggeration to say that CARP is a hot commodity on the Hill.  It’s been a very ...

Caregiver’s Diary: A Deal Not Done

October 21, 2011

My 88 year old father sounded very far away and lonely on the phone. “I wish I could be out of here by Christmas. I ...

Caregiver's Diary: A Deal Not Done

October 21, 2011

My 88 year old father sounded very far away and lonely on the phone. “I wish I could be out of here by Christmas. I ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Dad Drives Me Nuts

September 29, 2011

My widowed 88-year-old father doesn’t understand real estate. He and my mother only ever bought three houses in their ...