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AD or Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of Dementia, the one that society fears the most. It robs a person of their memory, their thoughts, their ability to function. It can be a very slow moving disease or it can move …
For the first time in history, the 50+ age demographic is growing faster than the under age 15 demographic. Over 50% of the population in the U.S. and Canada and other countries around the world will have citizens over age …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada I came across this article on housing for seniors/older adults with high needs in London, Ontario. Everything about the housing unit is for an individual who is in a wheelchair and …
by Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, Staff Writer, Social Justice Solutions I cannot imagine any circumstance in which an infant age one or under would ever be prescribed an anti-anxiety medication, let alone one in the benzodiazepine family. I cannot even imagine …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada So, if you are like me-you have not written up an advance care directive/mandate for healthcare wishes should one become incapacitated, because…..well….we are young yet. But you know what, I should …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I would love to get a discussion going regarding the needed services for older adults/seniors. No matter what country or community you live in, there are services lacking. Baby-Boomers will enter …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer OxyContin seems to be the medication causing dilemmas here in Canada. The drug or medication has been authorized to be a generic and this has some people uncertain, scared, cautious. OxyContin is a painkiller and …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer One only has to follow the Canadian news, read the local paper or talk to health professionals, who will say Socialized Medicine or Medicare needs an overhaul. While there are many benefits to …
As professionals we are sometimes the ones to lead the conversation with clients, patients and their families. This is not the conversation you would have with your kids about the ‘birds and bees’, but another conversation that is really meant …
A new worry in the current economic crisis; epidemic outbreaks. Due to severe cut backs in state and federal agencies, we might be at risk for a rise in disease and epidemic outbreaks. Budget cuts have made many agencies drop workers, services that …
