by Lesley Forrester | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Premier and Public Health officials have decided, based on the increasingly high numbers of CV19 cases in the province, to prohibit family gatherings at Christmas. Christmas is now just two weeks away. Here are some ideas to facilitate your preparations for what...
by Lesley Forrester | Nov 15, 2020 | Health, Safety, Seniors
Montreal is still in the Red Zone and gyms, restaurants and other gathering places remain closed. We have to readjust our lives again. We will not be able to live normally until there is a vaccine, so here are some tips to help prepare for a pandemic life in the...
by Lesley Forrester | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Westmount is in the Red Zone again, as we are in the second wave of the pandemic. Our hospitals and ICUs are again at risk of getting overcrowded. Montrealers have been asked to stay at home until October 28. It seems clear that this is going to be our way of life...
by Lesley Forrester | Aug 26, 2020 | Home Care, Safety, Seniors
The other day one of the nurses on our home care team noticed that the client was urinating frequently. She suspected a UTI – something common in the elderly, and performed a urinalysis. She asked me to call the woman’s doctor with the results. There...
by Lesley Forrester | Jul 27, 2020 | Home Care, Safety, Seniors
As we enter another phase of the pandemic, different challenges in home care present themselves. Last week one of our clients had a visitor – an old friend. This gentleman visitor is in his ’80’s and he is a very nice man. We know him well –...
by Lesley Forrester | May 27, 2020 | Safety
In mid-April, during the COVID-19 crisis, members of the Canadian Military were sent to several long term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec to provide assistance to the dwindling staffs. Yesterday morning, the Canadian Military submitted a report to the Prime...
by Lesley Forrester | Apr 30, 2020 | Health
The COVID-19 lockdown has been part of our lives for the last seven (7) weeks. Thanks to the dedication of our caregivers, our clients are all well and safe in their homes. And our caregivers are all well. In the province of Quebec there has been much attention given...
by Lesley Forrester | Mar 29, 2020 | Health
The worldwide coronavirus emergency is uppermost in the minds and the lives of all health care workers, hospitals, doctors, nurses, PABs, CHSLDs, Social Workers, and everyone associated with the delivery of health care services. In our own province of Quebec,...
by Lesley Forrester | Mar 6, 2020 | Home Care, Seniors
One of the benefits of living in a small community is its ability to respond to its citizens’ needs quickly and with flexibility. The City of Westmount has announced two excellent initiatives which may assist Seniors. The City website states: “In...
by Lesley Forrester | Feb 11, 2020 | Activities
Starting last Thursday evening, and ending Saturday night, Montreal received over 35 cms of snow. Sunday was the sort of day where you stood at the door and said, “Where do we go from here?” In any case, the snow ploughs and the dump trucks have been out...
