by Lesley Forrester | Jan 31, 2022 | Home Care, Seniors
When I went to McGill to do my Health and Social Services Management studies, one of our Professors, the Montreal lawyer Hélène Guay, took the class to a hearing before a Quebec Superior Court Judge. This case had to do with a son who was the Curator for his elderly,...
by Lesley Forrester | Dec 31, 2021 | Health, Home Care, Safety
Yesterday Premier Legault announced a series of new restrictions which go into effect today, New Year’s Eve. With 14,188 new Omicron cases on Thursday, December 30, the Quebec health care system is on the brink. Therefore the Government had to impose a...
by Lesley Forrester | Nov 7, 2021 | Health, Home Care, Safety
Way back in the day (March 2020) I had to take the place of one of our caregivers who was working in a client’s home. The very nice caregiver, Pam, worked during the day at St. Margaret’s – a long term care home – and then came over to our...
by Lesley Forrester | May 14, 2021 | Home Care, Safety
After the terrible outbreaks of Coronavirus in long term care facilities, many people are stating resolutely that they want to stay living at home instead of moving to a CHSLD when the time comes. If this is something you are considering, it is important to look...
by Lesley Forrester | Mar 16, 2021 | Health, Home Care, Safety, Seniors
Home care clients in Westmount and NDG started receiving their vaccines in their homes on Sunday, March 14. The programme is adminstered through the CIUSS de l’ouest. The various CLSCs are sending nurses around with the Astra Zeneca vaccine and to see them at...
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...
