When a Senior You Love Needs Help
If your parent or another senior you love is having difficulty performing the tasks of daily living such as cooking, housekeeping, home maintenance, bill paying and grooming/hygiene, it may be time to intervene. If the senior is just having a bad day or you have identified just one problem, your help can alleviate the issue. But there might come a time when you notice that the senior you love needs more than the occasional helping hand.
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Alzheimer Care in British Columbia
Alzheimer care providers offer specialized care and supportive programs for persons with Alzheimer Disease or other forms of memory loss or cognitive impairment. Providers may be facility or community-based.
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Tips on Choosing Long-Term Care in Alberta
Admission to the continuing care system in Alberta, which includes long term care centres, is based on a functional assessment of the individual's need, using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). The Single Point of Entry (SPE) process, which is currently in use, was developed to provide a single point of access to individuals seeking facility or community-based long-term care...
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Tips on Choosing Independent Living in Alberta
Finding an appropriate Independent Living residence takes time and research, but you're already headed in the right direction with The Care Guide. Generally, Independent Living options, which include residences operated under the government’s Senior Citizens' Self-Contained Program, provide apartment-style accommodation for seniors who are able to live autonomously...
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