May is National Pet Month. Animal shelters have long struggled with finding homes for senior pets. Prospective pet owners tend to go straight for the puppies and kittens and leave the animals that are five years and up for the shelters to deal with. Some shelters and organizations have come up with a novel idea […]
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DOCUMENT IMPORTANT A SAUVEGARDER IMPORTANT DOCUMENT TO SAVE ENGLISH Version click on the link https://www4.gouv.qc.ca/EN/Portail/Citoyens/Evenements/aines/Pages/accueil.aspx Partagez ce guide GRATUIT avec vos connaissances qui pourraient en avoir besoin, AÎNÉS OU AIDANT NATURELS Le Guide est en Téléchargement Vedette sur notre page d’Accueil. https://ressourcessoinsainesvilledequebec.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/guide_aines_francais_2014_2015_web.pdf Voici un nouveau portail destiné aux aînés, il s’agit de la nouvelle version
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Doctors are much more likely to level with patients who have cancer than patients who have Alzheimer’s, according to a report released this week by the Alzheimer’s Association. The report found that just 45 percent of Medicare patients who’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s said they were informed of the diagnosis by their doctor. By contrast,
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On Monday, April 27, 2015, Seniors Action Quebec, a non-profit organization working on behalf of English-speaking seniors in Quebec, will host a family Conference on the new Provincial Legislation Bill 52: End of Life Choices. The day will start at 8:30 a.m. when coffee will be served followed by a full day of information with
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February 19, 2015 It can be upsetting and frustrating when a loved one with dementia forgets who his/her family members are. Sometimes it’s a case of not being able to recognize faces. Many times I have heard family members say, “He thinks I am his sister,” or “Mom thinks I am her brother.” It can
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4:45 minutes to read} When Robert had a stroke, and we were informed that he was in rehab, we suggested the family hire a geriatric care manager to help coordinate care in the facility, but the idea was not accepted. Then, when it came time for Robert to go home from the rehab facility, we suggested
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By: Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press A Quebec seniors home where a fire killed 32 people was not up to code, says a coroner’s report released Thursday morning. Firefighters are shown dousing the rubble in L’Isle-Verte, Que., Thursday, January 23, 2014 where a fire destroyed a seniors residence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTREAL –
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April 15, 2014 (By Protégez-Vous in partnership with the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal) The majority of seniors use medication. Many of them even take several types of drugs every day. If this is your situation, you’ll want to read the following article, which explains how to best manage your medication more safely and
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Le suicide continue d’être un fléau au Québec : 1 102 Québécois se sont enlevé la vie en 2012 Montréal, le 29 janvier 2015 – Les plus récentes statistiques de décès par suicide ont été rendues publiques aujourd’hui par l’Association québécoise de prévention du suicide (AQPS) à l’occasion du lancement de la 25e Semaine nationale
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Posted by Jill on January 23, 2015 She was found in the morning when city pound employees came to start their day. She had been tied to the post out in the cold overnight; her eyes swelled shut from infection. When a dog rescue was notified that a beautiful Golden Retriever was on death row,
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