Category: Elderly caregiver
Unmasking Parkinson’s: Understanding the Silent Signs and Symptoms Unmasking Parkinson’s: Understanding the Silent Signs and Symptoms Parkinson’s disease is often misunderstood, underestimated, and overlooked. Its silent signs and symptoms can easily go unnoticed, leaving those affected feeling isolated and uncertain about their own bodies. In this insightful article, we aim to shed light on this […]
Canada Caregiver Program 2024: A Pathway to Permanent Residency in Canada Are you a caregiver looking for an opportunity to migrate to Canada and become a permanent resident? If so, you’re in luck! The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs introduced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that […]
5 Tips to Develop the Habit of Reading for Those Under Your Care In the fast-paced digital age, cultivating a love for reading among individuals, especially the younger generation, can be a rewarding and enriching endeavor. As caregivers, whether as parents, teachers, or mentors, we play a crucial role in shaping the habits and preferences […]
Senior Summer Safety!
Say that three times quickly! Actually, this is not a topic on which to be glib. The summer safety of seniors in the summer time is important as heat and dehydration ends many elderly lives each year. And the challenge is getting harder. Whatever your stance on climate change, it is difficult to deny that […]
Senior Summer Fun
It is time for some Senior Summer Fun! Just think how good it feels for you and your kids to get out and enjoy the fresh air, blue skies and warm sun after being inside for all those winter months. Well the same is true for seniors. Maybe even more so since they can sometimes […]
Long Distance Grandparents
Over the past hundred plus years, Nana and Papa have gotten farther and farther away. In 1916, grandparents were very likely to live in the same area, if not the same home, as their grandchildren. In 2016, grandparents are not only not likely to live in the same home as their grandkids but might not […]
Apps for 21st Century Seniors
The other day, I was on Twitter and I was ‘tweeting’ with a woman who had some sage advice about how to deal with a cat that was peeing inappropriately. I, in turn, responded to her questions about the value of an iPhone over an android device. I decided to follow her and then checked […]
6 Signs Your Senior Needs a Caregiver
Submitted by NannyTax.ca Are you worried that your loved one may not be doing as well on their own as they should be? You want to give them independence, but you also know that their health and safety is most important. Hiring a caregiver can allow them to stay in their home, or in your […]
Do you Know What Elderly Care Costs?
By Esther Goldstein A few years ago, I was speaking with an investment advisor about what he thought people needed in their retirement years. He gave me a figure – I can’t recall what it was – that just seemed very unrealistic – way too low in my estimation, especially if one ends up requiring […]
Do you remember Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn’s moving portrayal of Norman and Ethel, an elderly couple trying to deal with the realities of getting old, in the wonderful movie On Golden Pond? Norman: “You want to know why I came back so fast? I got to the end of our lane. I couldn’t remember […]
A friend wrote this to me once: “The day I found my mom lying on the floor, unable to move, I knew it was time to get some help for her. She wasn’t ready to move out of her home, and aside from adding some safety bars and other features, I wasn’t sure how to […]