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6 Big Ideas, “Better Now” by Dr. Danielle Martin

Audrey Miller • February 13, 2017 • 0 Comments

I recently had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Danielle Martin address health care system challenges faced by Canadians daily. In her book Better Now Dr. Martin explores ways to make Canadian health care better. Dr. Martin is a family doctor and practices in the Family Practice Health Centre at Women’s College Hospital where she is also the Vice-President of Medical Affairs & Health System Solutions. Her 6 main ideas….

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Disability, Elder Care, Elder Law

Let’s Talk About Mental Illness

Audrey Miller • February 6, 2017 • 0 Comments

Good mental health is important. A few weeks ago was Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk Day’ which was about raising awareness and money for mental health improvement. This year, Bell Canada had 131,705,010 interactions from people like you and me either tweeting, calling, posting on Instagram, viewing a Facebook video or texting on January 25, all raising awareness of mental health issues. For each of these interactions, Bell donated .5 cents….

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Caregiving, Disability

Ontario’s Dementia Strategy and A DementiaHack!

Audrey Miller • January 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

Tomorrow is the last day of Alzheimers Awareness Month in Canada. Over the last several years I have shared many blogs on the crisis of dementia. It is a disease that impacts everyone and with science helping us to live longer, we need to appreciate that for some, they may feel that they are not living at all. I have discussed both the economic and financial cost to providing care….

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Disability, Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management

Registered Disability Savings Plan Rollover – Or Not

Derek de Gannes • December 13, 2016

The CRA was asked if a deceased registered pension plan (“RPP”) member’s pension benefit could be transferred tax-free to the registered disability savings plan of the RPP member’s financially dependent infirm child .
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Canada Revenue Agency, Dependant Support, Disability, Estate Planning, Tax Issues

Saying ‘see you soon rather than goodbye’

Audrey Miller • December 8, 2016

Travelling with a mobility challenged and/or older family member requires planning and an adjustment in expectations. ….

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Caregiving, Disability, Elder Care

Do you know any Jay Walkers?

Audrey Miller • November 17, 2016

Have you seen seniors trying to cross a busy street where there are no traffic lights? Many think they can walk faster than the speeding car headed their way. Not so….. Becoming allies in promoting safety for seniors can encompass a broad range of topics from elder abuse to fraud prevention to pedestrian safety. Pedestrian safety has been at the forefront as of late due to the large number of….

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Disability, Elder Care