Articles with tag Caregivers

Taking the decision in family to move in senior home

Published on November 4 2019
Category : Benefits Of Moving In Residence

Moving in a retirement home is always an important moment in a person's life. This decision brings with it, a period of questioning whether for the senior or the family. However, family and friends can make the transition happen in a more positive way.

CHSLDs in Estrie: public waiting lists are longer and longer !

Maude Brosseau

Published on September 4 2019
Category : Types Of Accommodation

The situation of the public health network is not improving in Estrie... waiting lists to obtain a place in public CHSLDs have increased from 140 to 188 requests between 2018 and 2019.

What is the true cost of seniors home support ?

Maude Brosseau

Published on July 4 2019
Category : Benefits Of Moving In Residence

In Quebec, the majority of seniors live in their homes. Indeed, statistics reveal that 96% of seniors stay at home . Most seniors who are losing their independence may stay with the help of a caregiver.

RI, CHSLD, ISO SMAF, CLSC, CISSS, CIUSSS, leave you perplexed?

Julie Mailhot

Published on February 8 2019
Category : Types Of Accommodation

It must be understood that the public network manages admission to its public accommodation resources only, so the places in the IR and CHSLD described above. The big network of private residences is parallel to the public network. Families must contact them independently. The public network does not offer accommodation to the autonomous persons or in slight loss of autonomy for acts of domestic life, like in Alice's father’s case.

Marguerite Blais at “Tout le monde en parle”: moving toward a DYP ?

Sara Girard

Published on January 26 2019
Category : News

In Quebec, all private residences for seniors must be certified by the Department of Health and Social Services. The goal of this mandatory certification is to ensure a quality environment for the residents. We will first review the criteria for certification of compliance for private residences as well as the compliance to Accreditation Canada. In addition to these certifications, we suggest some mesures to improve the security in retirement homes that you can easily refer to during your visits in residence.

Protection Mandate and General Power of Attorney

Julie Mailhot

Published on January 11 2019
Category : Law

The general explanations below answer the main questions raised by the caregivers concerning the homologation of a Protection Mandate, formerly known as a Mandate of Incapacity, and the General Power of Attorney. To illustrate the concepts, we will present Jeanne's hypothetical situation.

12 claims list for seniors by the FADOQ network

Pierre-Alexandre St-Laurent

Published on February 27 2018
Category : News

Have you take notice of the list of priority claims prepared by the FADOQ network? The largest group of people aged 50 + from Quebec has been clear, it "intends to hound the government and the opposition parties to undertake to respond positively to these requests." 12 major points were targeted for caregivers and home care as well as several issues related to the health of seniors.

Relocation : moving in a retirement home.

Sara Girard

Published on February 13 2018
Category : Benefits Of Moving In Residence

Moving to a retirement home is a big step in a lifetime. To make sure the process goes well, you have to know how to plan the relocation and especially do not rush anything.

Smart cameras detect seniors falls in their home

Sara Girard

Published on December 20 2017
Category : News

A new study published by Dr. Dantoine, head of the geriatric center of the CHU Limoges focuses on technology which increase the autonomy of elderly. This technological advance suggests smart cameras that detect any abnormal behavior of the elder in their home. Activated 24 hours a day, the cameras emit an alert to a confidential platform that transmits the information to the assigned healthcare team.

Caregivers or Residence for the elderly?

Sara Girard

Published on October 24 2017
Category : Benefits Of Moving In Residence

Caregivers also referred to as family caregivers are people who provide care, over the course of one or more years, to a family member or friend with a chronic health problem, such as Alzheimer's, a disability or problems related to aging.