Your Guide to the products & services available on Vancouver Island for Seniors and their families.
For some of us, the very word ‘statistics’ can send us into a blue funk! We anticipate a gloom and doom perspective on groups of people—maybe the group we belong to or care about—that will influence policy makers in ways we do not welcome.
If your financial situation allows it, the ideal scenario would be to secure a place to move to prior to selling your home. Below find the benefits of Buying or Moving First before Selling:
The recent election in the States and the Brexit both show how totally out of touch established political parties are. In their eyes, in the rarified atmosphere and world they have created for themselves, they believe they are all seeing and all knowing as to the needs of the masses. They are so pure and…
Conquer your Fashion Fears. One of the most frequent things that I hear as a fashion consultant is “I can’t wear (insert piece of clothing), because of (insert problem).” Many women shy away from bold prints and fanciful details for fear of drawing attention to “problem areas,” and become stuck in a fashion rut.
Spoiler alert – The Girl on the Train is out in theatres right now
According to Parkinson Society Canada, there are nearly 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson’s disease. If your elderly loved one has recently been diagnosed with the condition, he or she can continue to live a happy and healthy life with the right support.
After a stroke, your senior loved one will experience weakness on one side of the body, but it’s important to devote time each day to increasing his or her strength, mobility, and coordination.
The worsening problem of housing affordability is producing hardship for people all across British Columbia and the Capital Region District. In particular, people on fixed or limited income like seniors or single-parent families may face bigger challenges in finding and maintaining stable housing.
With one million British Columbians providing 70-75% of the care for family and friends faced with disease, disability or frailty due to aging, family caregivers need and deserve to be formally recognized as part of BC’s health care system.
I recently attended a presentation on the scale and scope of problem gambling. It confirmed for me that gambling addiction is every bit as dangerous as any other addictions i.e. alcohol or drugs.