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Caregivers’ Circle – How to Lower Health Care Costs and to Become Your Own Health Care Advocate – Part 2

  Special  Thank’s  to :   Stephanie Erickson, Director of Erickson Resource Group , https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2015/07/06/caregivers-circle-how-to-lower-health-care-costs-and-to-become-your-own-health-care-advocate-part-2/ Download Episode   Health care costs, co-payments, deductibles, denied insurance claims, HMO, PPO, Affordable Care Act – AHHH!  How can anyone know what is best for themselves and their families when it is all so confusing?  In Part 1 of […]

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Housing – Will They Stay or Go?

For decades, Canadians have been fed a steady diet of predictions, speculations and warnings about the baby boom effect—the ways in which the nation’s largest demographic cohort would shape our society in years to come. That future is now. With the first wave of boomers now classified as seniors, we are witnessing a dramatic shift

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Caregiver Dementia: Oh Yea, It’s Real.

There’s an overlooked type of dementia, and it’s more common than Alzheimer’s. By Brenda AvadianJune 19, 2015 | 10:50 a.m. EDT   For years, we’ve read that Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia. That’s not entirely true. The leading cause is “caregiver dementia,” which strikes an estimated 100 million overwhelmed and stressed-out caregivers worldwide.

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Protect me but don’t take advantage of me! Guardianship Fraud – Who is at risk and what to do about it.

Special  Thank’s  to :   Stephanie Erickson, Director of Erickson Resource Group , https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2015/06/01/caregivers-circle-protect-me-but-dont-take-advantage-of-me-guardianship-fraud-who-is-at-risk-and-what-to-do-about-it/   Download Episode There are millions of vulnerable individuals who are unable to care for themselves due to advance memory losses, severe mental illness, intellectual disabilities and even as the result of an accident. There are legal processes that can be

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Getting from here to there can be challenging for seniors

KATHRYN GREENAWAY, MONTREAL GAZETTEMore from Kathryn Greenaway, Montreal Gazette Published on: September 24, 2013 Last Updated: September 24, 2013 4:59 PM EDT This is the fourth in a series of articles about services for seniors in the West Island. Giving up the driver’s license because of health or mobility issues brought on by age or

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Senior Dogs for Seniors

May is National Pet Month. Animal shelters have long struggled with finding homes for senior pets. Prospective pet owners tend to go straight for the puppies and kittens and leave the animals that are five years and up for the shelters to deal with. Some shelters and organizations have come up with a novel idea

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How to align families when a senior is in crisis – focus on the symptoms and remove yourself from the solution

Special  Thank’s  to :   Stephanie Erickson, Director of Erickson Resource Group ,  https://www.ericksonresource.com/how-to-align-families-when-a-senior-is-in-crisis-focus-on-the-symptoms-and-remove-yourself-from-the-solution/ Camille Ross and the entire Global TV morning news team Tempers can run high when an aging relative falls into a crisis when different family members have varying opinions. Social worker Stephanie Erickson has some strategies to effectively communicate and provide

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America Has a Misconception on Aging

We asked 44 senior care experts about why only 37% of Americans think they will need long term care, yet 69% actually will. Learn about the issue and solutions.         Why is there a drastic difference in people’s perception vs reality? People are in denial over aging and what comes along with

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Guide des programmes et services pour les aînés * Programs and Services for Seniors

DOCUMENT IMPORTANT A SAUVEGARDER IMPORTANT DOCUMENT TO SAVE ENGLISH Version click on the link https://www4.gouv.qc.ca/EN/Portail/Citoyens/Evenements/aines/Pages/accueil.aspx Partagez ce guide GRATUIT avec vos connaissances qui pourraient en avoir besoin, AÎNÉS OU AIDANT NATURELS Le Guide est en Téléchargement Vedette sur notre page d’Accueil. https://ressourcessoinsainesmontreal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/guide_aines_francais_2014_2015_web.pdf Voici un nouveau portail destiné aux aînés, il s’agit de la nouvelle version

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The State of Caregiving: 2015 Report

Special  Thank’s  to :   Anne-Marie Botek   Editor-in-chief   ,  AgingCare.com Stephanie Erickson, Director of Erickson Resource Group , https://www.ericksonresource.com/   Caregivers’ Circle – Caregiving is a Multi-layered experience. Plan now and reduce stress later. Download Episode   Table of Contents Introduction Overview of Key Statistics Section 1: Spouses versus Adult Children Section 2: Men versus

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