by Lesley Forrester | Jun 24, 2019 | Intergenerational Living
With housing costs rising to impossible heights across Europe and North America, and with governments cutting back on healthcare spending, intergenerational retirement homes are starting to emerge to help fill the gap. “Oman Muotoinen Koti (A Home That Fits) is...
by Lesley Forrester | Jun 4, 2019 | Home Care, Legacy, Seniors
Webster’s dictionary defines legacy as, “anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.” Even though people typically think of a ‘legacy’ as an amount of money or property left to someone in a will, or passed down...
by Lesley Forrester | May 16, 2019 | Home Care
Aging in place means living in your own home for as long as possible using services, products, and conveniences which allow you to remain at home safely and independently. We inhabit a society where people are living longer and the vast majority of the aging...
by Lesley Forrester | May 2, 2019 | Activities, Health
Mindfulness draws from many aspects of Buddhism. It is not a belief system but a “be here now” approach to life that is enriched through practicing meditation. Mindfulness meditation is used by people from every walk of life and they claim to feel happier,...
by Lesley Forrester | Mar 13, 2019 | Home Care, Seniors
One of our home care clients recently died and we were asked by the family to help with the dispersal of items in the client’s home. This is not the first time we have helped with such a clean up but things change over the years so I thought that I would share...
by Lesley Forrester | Oct 24, 2018 | Home Care, Housing, Seniors
Knowing when to move to assisted living or long-term care is something many individuals and families are struggling with today. People want to stay at home where things are familiar and comfortable. As we get older it is so important to pan ahead. When discussing a...
by Lesley Forrester | Aug 17, 2018 | Health, Home Care
Let’s say we have a client who has been perfectly lovely to get along with for a number of years. Service has gone smoothly and the personality of the person we are looking after is very consistent. His or her relationship with the home support caregivers has...
by Lesley Forrester | Jul 18, 2018 | Safety
For the last several years Montrealers have endured periods of high heat and humidity in the summer months. These heat waves, with temperatures in the high ’30’s, which can last a few days or even weeks, are very hard on seniors and other vulnerable...
by Lesley Forrester | Jun 24, 2018 | Health
Many of our home care clients have something in common – an eye condition called macular degeneration. Macular degeneration, which affects our central vision, is the leading cause of blindness among seniors all over the world. Once a month, our home caregivers...
by Lesley Forrester | Jan 8, 2018 | Home Care, Seniors
Best wishes for a very Happy New Year! It suddenly dawned on me in December that 2017 was our 10th year of providing home care services to clients in Montreal. The time has just flown by and it has been an amazing experience. When we think of home care we think of...
