Moved out of the country and left your aging parents behind? Worried about taking that promotion? Not sure how your aging mother will manage if you move to another city? Travel required for work, your parents need you and you are the only child? When caring for a parent or aging loved one becomes more [...]
Geriatric Care Management
December 14, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates Staying in the hospital over any holiday period can be difficult. There is often a desire by families and hospitals alike to move people out of the hospital and back into the community. One of the all too common themes is the push to have patients [...]
November 28, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates There has been much discussion lately regarding end of life decisions. Most recently the Court of Appeal of Ontario released its decision in June 2011 in the case of Rasouli v Sunnybrook Health Science Centre which looked at whether or not removal from a mechanical ventilator [...]
November 18, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates Older adults who are over the age of 60 are five times more likely to have a higher risk rate of suicide than younger people. Depression is the most common mental health concern for older adults, affecting between 15 to 20 percent of older adults living [...]
November 10, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates While caring for an aging parent, raising children, and working full-time, caregivers juggle many responsibilities. So how can caregivers manage their time? What options do they have? What is the different between home care and community based care? Is it worth paying a Personal Support Worker [...]
October 6, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates: My last week’s blog discussed the thorny subject of family feuding. It is emotionally, physically and financially costly to everyone, especially the older individual and family. In order to look ahead, I think we have to step back and see what things have to be in [...]
Family Feuding, October 4, 2011, Hosted by Dr. Gordon Atherley Audrey Miller is the founder and Managing Director of Elder Caring Inc. Dr. Renee Ruiter-Kohn provides various services including individual case management, interpersonal counselling and vocational counselling. Both have personal experience of family caregiving. They describe their work and the services they provide for families [...]
September 28, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates I was interviewed this week for a segment on Family Feuding on the Voice of America, Family Caregivers Unite program. A serious topic and one that cannot easily be resolved. This interview comes at an interesting time of year, a time of reflection and of hope [...]
September 1, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates I would like to share a very personal experience and that is watching my 96 year old mother in law slowly die. We are not prepared to die-although I believe she is- but our medical health care system is not capable of providing the necessary supports [...]
August 16, 2011; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates Have you ever wondered what would happen if you didn’t have a family member who could assume the role of power of attorney for care and finance? Who would look after your best interests and keep your personal wishes at the forefront? Family doesn’t have to [...]
