by Bruce Canales | Aug 21, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Getting around Toronto can be challenging for seniors. In addition to providing home health care services, Retire-At-Home Services (soon to affiliate with Affinity Health) offers this updated guide to help you and your loved ones navigate transportation options — but...
by Bruce Canales | Aug 10, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Aging in Place at home Aging in place at home is still a viable option for seniors who prefer to stay at home rather than move into a senior living facility like a retirement or nursing home. The decision to stay home or leave is often a function of one or...
by Bruce Canales | Jun 25, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Executor help If you are the executor of your parent’s will, or a spouse who is now facing this task, Retire-At-Home Services Toronto and North York would like to offer you some “executor help”. Knowing that your parents are getting elderly, and possibly facing a life...
by Bruce Canales | Jun 4, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Stroke Care Plan: for survivor and caregiver If you are caring for a stroke patient, you may have a lot of questions about whether your loved one will recover and what his or her needs will be in the months and years ahead. You may also ask about how you will manage...
by Bruce Canales | May 5, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Anxiety is one of the most widespread and incapacitating mental illnesses among seniors. Anxiety is almost twice as common as dementia and yet it is overwhelmingly under-diagnosed and under-treated, despite many treatment options. The combination of anxiety and... by Bruce Canales | Apr 16, 2015 | Seniors Health & Wellness
Managing Back Pain A common condition for seniors and their caregivers is back pain. As we age, many of us will experience reduced flexibility in connective tissues which makes it more difficult to repair tight muscles. For caregivers; lifting, bending and...
