Caregiver Posts

Caregiver’s Diary: An Old Sea Dog

August 10, 2012

An Old Sea Dog I pick up my new boat tomorrow. I took it out on sea trials this week and got acquainted. It’s BIG, ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Another Funeral

June 2, 2012

I just got back from my Godmother’s funeral. It wasn’t a particularly sad occasion,  Godmother had lived a long ...

Loud and Clear: Seniors and caregivers speak out about navigating Ontario’s Healthcare system – The Change Foundation

May 24, 2012

May 25, 2012 –The Change Foundation, the mandate of which is to promote, support and improve health and the delivery ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Life At Serenity Towers

April 19, 2012

Life At Serenity Towers Youngest sister is my widowed 88 year old father’s caregiver; I’m just an occasional ...

Elderly widow fights to get home back from caregiver

March 9, 2012

This article was published by the Toronto Star on March 9th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles ...

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 ...

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: Home At Last

December 21, 2011

I just got an e-mail from youngest sister, with a one-word subject line - “settled”. It was the best news I had ...

Caregiver's Diary: Home At Last

December 21, 2011

I just got an e-mail from youngest sister, with a one-word subject line - “settled”. It was the best news I had ...

Getting Real about Elder Abuse – avoiding bank account pitfalls

October 31, 2011

Helping a parent or spouse out with his or her banking is not as easy as it seems. For those living on the sunny side ...