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Today, many family members live in different cities and countries. Particularly for Montreal, it is not unusual for adult children to have moved out of province, leaving aging parents here. Here are some tips on how to best manage long distance care.
For seniors, the risk of falls in our homes is serious. Statistics Canada reports that in recent years, 63% of senior injuries were the results of falls. Here are a few ways to make our homes safer for seniors.
Caregiving and a Major Snowstorm in Montreal. Montreal, February 2020. In this last week, we experienced one of Montreal’s classic major snowstorms. The snow started overnight on Thursday, February 6 and continued on through the day on Friday, finishing that evening. Fortunately, we have only one or two of these major storms each winter. We can hope that this was…
We comment here on a very real and distressing story of perhaps the most serious challenge facing our healthcare system and society as a whole. Several weeks ago, a letter to the Editor appeared in the Montreal Gazette newspaper under the heading Outrageous ER wait times must be addressed. The letter presents the experience of a 73 year old lady…
