We might be led to believe that homecare was an oversight when Canada’s universal health insurance program (Medicare) was …
Medicare Memory
While we may not remember it, there was a time before Medicare in Canada. Most Canadians living today were born after 1966, the …
STRATFORD WELLNESS & MULTICULTURAL FAIR
Stratford Lakeside Active Adult Association’s annual 55+ Wellness and Multicultural Fair on September 7th was bigger and better …
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ONE BIG THING
Former federal Minister of Health Jane Philpott is urging Canadians to vigorously challenge the failures of our current health …
It’s Not Just A Land Sale!
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to fight the good fight for more and better homecare and supportive housing. I’ve …
Funding Long Term Care In Ontario
For many of us, the funding of long-term care in Ontario can be a journey into the unknown. And with recent government …
“Wherever there is a buzzword there lies a sacred cow.”
It was at the University of Waterloo’s April 3rd launch of its new “Future Cities Institute” that I heard one of the guest …
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The Circle Of Care Meets The Circle Of Acronyms
Homecare once again is going to be renamed throughout Ontario. You may recall that the Ontario government morphed its 2019 …
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Proposal to the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee
Here's my citizen submission and proposal to the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee: City of Stratford. Homecare by nature …
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Searching For The Sound of Silence In Huron-Perth
In early February I attended an interRAI (short for International Residential Assessment Instrument) event at the Best Western …
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