Aging in place offers seniors autonomy and emotional well-being by allowing them to stay in familiar surroundings. With proper planning and support for health and social needs, older adults can live safely at home. Key considerations include home safety, social connections, and readiness for future changes. Balancing independence and community engagement is crucial.
Category Archives: Home Care
Many Ways to Live the Last Chapter of Life
Choosing the Path That Fits You — and Honours the People Who Love You The last chapter of life is not a narrowing; it’s a point of choice. Two couples we know have put their names into a multi-level care facility. Since there is a ten year waiting list, they decided to act now. They …
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Letter to Our Premier, Danielle Smith
Let’s pattern senior long term care facilities after Children’s hospitals – we need specialized care as we age. Don’t send seniors to regular hospitals where staff do not understand the history. It upsets and confuses seniors and causes a backlog within our acute care facilities.
Don’t Let A Crisis Dictate Your Next Step In Your Aging Journey
Working on strength and balance are key to staying happy as a senior. Falls change lives forever. Is surgery in your future? What kind of help are you putting in place? Is it time for a move? Think about your caregivers.
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) ….a cost effective way to support seniors
NORCs could be a low cost approach to health aging. They certainly make more sense than building more long term care homes.
Baby Boomers Can Plan Ahead -Talk, Explore Options and Achieve Peace of Mind
It is time to look at your future. The more plans you put in place the easier it will be on yourself as well as others when faced with the inevitable changes of aging. Act now.
Senior Population Increasing by 4% Per Year – While Everyone Says Changes Are Needed in Care, Nothing Significant Is Happening
I just listened to a radio program called The Current on CBC titled Fixing Long-Term Care After Devastation of the Pandemic. You can listen to this 33 minute podcast by going to http://www.cbc.ca , then find The Current with Matt Galloway and find that title. Three people were interviewed: Tamblyn Watts CEO CanAge http://www.canage.ca Dr. …
What Can We Do Because If We Are Blessed We Will Live a Long Life….And If We Do, In The Existing Care System ,The Outlook Isn’t Rosy!!!!
Action is needed if we want compassionate care for our seniors. Two first steps needed are: 1. that our provincial government establish one department that handles all aspects of senior care. 2 that there is one place where people can find information regarding senior care. Write letters, ask for timelines demand answers. Act today.
Action Required
Baby boomers need to plan for their future. There is no other stage in life that requires so much preparation. Staying in our own homes makes economic sense. Demand changes so this is one option. Home care needs a total overhaul and it must begin today. No more excuses. We seniors are worth it.
THE CALL … the call for help, the call for change, the call for action (Caregiving Journey)
It’s time to rethink how we care for the elderly. We don’t need more long-term beds in institutions. We need money redirected into Home Care. Seniors want to stay in their own homes. Aging in place is a much more cost-effective and dignified way to treat those who built our country. However, for seniors to safely remain in their homes, we need supports and services in place and easy access to those services. Change needs too begin today!
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