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Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada Magazine
Spring 2009
Audrey Miller is an entrepreneur who has moved from a rehabilitation practice into new territory: eldercare.
Although Miller has both a bachelor and master’s degree in social work and is a Canadian Certified Life Care Planner, her roots are in vocational rehabilitation. She has her Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CCRC) [...]
Coping with caregiving
By: Leslie Young
Chatelaine Magazine, Chatelaine.com October 2006
Millions of Canadian daughters should be prepared to return to the nest to look after an aging parent. In fact, in addition to handling a full-time job and raising children, women in a caregiver role can count on spending twice as many hours a month(29)looking after a family member [...]
Help for boomers stuck in the middle with aging parents
By: Paul Irish
Toronto Star, thestar.com January 18, 2007
Officially, they’re called baby boomers – that huge bubble of kids born on the heels of World War II.
But now, with the majority of them firmly entrenched in middle age, they’re being redubbed the “sandwich generation.”
As the name suggests, they’re stuck between caring for their own children (many [...]
Discuss care with older parents before emergency strikes
By: Sherri Nefsky
The Canadian Jewish News February 10, 2005
It is hard to know when it is time to start worrying about the health and well being of aging parents and relatives. When is forgetting where they put something a cause for concern and when is it simply a lapse? When are changes in their behaviour [...]
Sandwich Generation Caring for Elders: Practical Supports Through Life’s Transitions
By: Linda Stuart
Women’s Health Matters August 2007
You’re not alone, there are resources to help — and it’s vital to take care of yourself, too. These were some of the words of wisdom offered to caregivers looking after older family members, during a session on eldercare at the 2007 Women’s Health Matters Forum & Expo in Toronto.
‘Many [...]
The Living Will & Power of Attorney: Security for the Future
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP
CARP November 17, 2009
“Families, the only normal ones are the ones you don’t know”. Perhaps a harsh statement but I would suggest that all of us have had some issues within our own families- whether it be sibling rivalry or parental conflict at some time or another. Our personalities [...]
Dementia and How It Is Diagnosed
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP
Solutions Magazine Summer 2009
Many of us may from time to time, forget our neighbour’s name or the items to purchase at the grocery store, and we wonder if this is part of normal aging. Your doctor is the best person to speak with regarding these concerns. There are many [...]
