Seniors prefer home care over institutionalization
MARIA LILY SHAW: Seniors must be offered the opportunity to age in place with the help of their caregivers
Tag: Caregivers
Combating the over-medication of seniors
ALAN CASSELS: Seniors are particularly vulnerable to the effects of too many prescriptions
Early dementia diagnosis helps patients live fuller lives
HEALTH: There comes a moment when the doubt disappears and the panic sets in
Three ways you can help families affected by autism
KATHLEEN O’GRADY: Small gestures can make all the difference to someone’s day
Nurse practitioners the solution to Canada’s health care woes
LINDA SILAS and IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT: So why aren’t we making use of this important human resource?
Navigating health and social system a challenge to caregivers
AMELIE QUESNEL-VALLEE and MILES TAYLOR: The time it takes caregivers to navigate medical and social care systems may surprise many health policy analysts, but not caregivers
A common-sense approach to eldercare
CAREGIVING: Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is designed to treat elderly patients in a way that respects their abilities and limitations, speeds healing and promotes safe discharges home
Caregivers don’t need a pat on the back; they need more support
LAURA FUNK: Governments must begin to accept their responsibility to improve caregivers access to support services and patient care resources (FREE membership content)
Siblings who become caretakers often lack adequate support
HELEN RIES: Individuals with developmental disabilities live longer than ever and that means the responsibility for care is shifting to siblings
The real costs of informal caregiving in Canada
CAREGIVING: National strategy needed for unpaid caregivers in the workplace (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $12)
Families are key members of patients’ hospital care teams
CAREGIVING: Wards are staffed based on caring for a sick but otherwise self-sufficient patient population. The reality is patients need family caregivers in the hospital (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $12)
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