The Elephant in the Room – Continuum of Care
I've just been engaging in a really interesting discussion on LinkedIn about continuum of care. Some of the continuum elephants that have been identified by the group are: • Fragmented “silo communication” on internal/external basis • High hospital re-admissions •...
Home First Policy – Too risky?
Questions are being raised by the Toronto-based Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)'s counsel Jane Meadus about the Home First Policy being implemented by hospitals across the Province of Ontario. ACE reports they have received about 250 complaints from Ontario...
Communication and the Brain – Don’t Give Up!
In remarkable research on-going at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, scientist Dr. Adrian Owen was able to demonstrate using an fMRI that a patient considered to be 'vegetative' was actually capable of answering questions. The research is a...
Caring for the Caregiver – You!
I just finished taping a great interview with Gary Gzick, one of our special guests for the Loving Mom™ Virtual Workshop beginning soon. We had a great chat and he shared some really good tips and ideas for taking care of yourself and ensuring you are a 'whole'...
I’ll Love You Forever…
Lynne Harley is a Fit Minds™ Cognitive Coach in Saskatchewan and is also dealing with her own mother's cognitive challenges. We were talking about the Loving Mom™ Workshop and she shared the following journal entry with me. Her story, while not unique, really touched...
I am so grateful…
Today as I was working with my brain I was waiting with my heart to hear how my mother-in-law's operation had gone. As the morning progressed I thought about how grateful I was to have her in my life - the gift she has been to my children...and I was very relieved to...