Aging Archive
When you bring an elderly loved one to a nursing home facility, it is only after you have every confidence that their every need will be well taken care of.
Scamming older adults is one of the most prevalent forms of fraud. In many scams, elderly adults are targeted more frequently than other age groups. Once duped, they may also be targeted again because they’re seen as an easy mark. …
Thursday, Oct 13 at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT This webinar is completely free and registrants will receive a recorded video of the presentation! Register Now! Financial Elder Abuse refers to a broad range of behaviors, including: …
My old friend is scared about the aged care cuts. She lives in a facility where rumour runs rife about being dumped on the street or stranded in bed without incontinence pads. It would be easy to buy into divisiveness …
Most people hate the thought of having to make the choice to move a grandparent, parent or other elderly relative into residential care. While this option is almost always only taken because the person is unable to live healthily by …
I attended a play on Elder Abuse this past weekend titled: “Grandpa Is Not a Cash Cow & Grandma Won’t Take Any Bull” organized by Seniors Action Quebec. It was excellent! The cast, except for 3, were all seniors. Le …
Book Review- What to Do about Mama? By Barbara G. Mathews and Barbara Trainin Blank What I like about this book is the different perspectives on caregiving as there are many contributors. This provides any individual or professional reading the …
After deliberating over the potential benefits and risks, Los Angeles County officials announced today that the county is submitting a non-binding letter of intent to enroll in California’s Approved Relative Caregiver Funding Option Program. “Today we will be submitting the …
Assisted Dying is a topic one sees all over social media, blog posts, and in the news; although other terms used are assisted suicide, euthanasia, dying with dignity, and dying in dignity. In June, Quebec became the first province to pass …
“Precariat” combines the terms precarious and proletariat to describe the experience of working class individuals facing underemployment at a later age after maintaining employment for most of their lives