There's a question no physician is trained to answer. Cassandra Hoggard, a healthcare governance leader, shared one recently on LinkedIn: a caregiver asked their doctor whether they should become disabled in order to keep caring for a parent at home. Not out of...
If you've ever switched doctors, visited an ER in another province, or helped an aging parent navigate the healthcare system, you already know the problem. Your records don't travel with you. Your new provider doesn't know what your old one did. You end up repeating...
Our healthcare system is straining under unprecedented pressure. The consequences are stark: Canada ranks near the bottom among OECD countries in operational efficiency, including in the Commonwealth Fund's Mirror, Mirror healthcare report. Wait times for medically...
In Canada, there are more than 733,000 people living with dementia, a condition that is often accompanied by a range of additional issues. Issues around sleep health, mental health, and ability to engage in activities of daily living are often complicated for those...
Currently there are no guaranteed ways to prevent Alzheimer’s, but a large body of evidence-based data highlights certain lifestyle factors that influence brain health. It is estimated that up to 45% of all dementias could be delayed or prevented by addressing these...
Join Stay At Home Nursing in recognizing January as Alzheimer’s Month. This is an important time to raise awareness, reduce stigma around dementia, and share trustworthy, evidence-based information about cognitive health and aging. Alzheimer’s disease is a...
When someone sneezes, we say Gesundheit - a small cultural habit meaning health. In Germany, under the Gesundheitfonds, they have quietly built one of the most functional healthcare systems in the developed world, while Canada continues to struggle with access, waits,...
Canadian ERs struggle every winter – but this year, home-based predictive care may be our best defence Across Canada, hospitals are preparing for what could be another difficult winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, a more aggressive flu strain spread faster and caused...
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year! For caregivers however, it can also be one of the most stressful times of the year. With shopping, holiday preparations and family gatherings, combined with everyday demands of caregiving, it can be easy to...
When seatbelts were first introduced, people hated them. Drivers cut them out of their cars. Talk radio hosts mocked them as “nanny state nonsense.” Legislators warned about “government intrusion.” Some doctors even claimed seatbelts could trap passengers or...
