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The Sacred Art of Caregiving

This educational resource addresses the multifaceted physical, psycho-logical, social and spiritual issues that can challenge caregivers who provide hands-on care. Caregivers with little or no formal training will find it helps with goal-setting strategies, self-confidence, and ways to improve
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The Big Book of Senior Moments

Old age isn’t for wimps—nor is it for those without a sense of humor. The Big Book of Senior Moments is chock-full of those small blunders, momentary lapses and misplaced keys that we all experience. Humour might not help you remember your cat’s name, but it will certainly make you feel less alone! Source: Skyhorse
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Naked at Our Age

Here, Joan Price talks about a subject that is often ignored or ridiculed in our society: Later-life sexuality. Her candid, straight-talking exploration of senior sexuality exposes the challenges, disappointments and surprises of sex at an older age, as well as the delights of love and passion. With stories of women and men—coupled and single, straight […]
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Conscious Caregiving Guide

Lise Leblanc knows how exhausting and potentially devastating caregiving can be. In this book, she brings both her professional and personal experience into play as she carefully constructs a step-by-step, easy-to-absorb plan for working through the illness of a loved one. Leblanc’s well-founded concrete examples guide her readers avoid the same mistakes she has made, […]
Safety

12 Steps to stair safety at home

Seniors are more at risk for falling on stairs than younger adults, and more likely to suffer severe injuries. In fact, seniors 65+ account for 70% of the deaths resulting from stair accidents. Take a few minutes to review the safety of your loved ones or your stairs and how you use them. Here’s a […]
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10 tips for shopping for what you need

How we get what we need to sustain ourselves has changed. Merchants, families and each one of us has to work hard to prevent the spread of COVID–19 now and in the future. If you are an older adult and person living with a disability who needs assistance, many merchants have put plans in place for […]
Wise Advice

Expert Advice

Watching for thieves There have been a lot of burglaries in my parents’ neighbourhood. What can we do to make their home safer? There are both low- and high-tech ways to improve security around your parents’ home and discourage intruders. Here are some ideas to put into practice. • Ensure locks on doors and windows […]
Health & Wellness Top Stories

Real men get osteoporosis

By Osteoporosis Canada Even in his forties, Larry had broken bones in his back, arms, ribs and shoulder blades doing simple things like walking or going down stairs. No one thought there could be an underlying cause or that he was constantly at risk of breaking another bone. “Everybody thought I was a klutz. I’d […]
Recipes

Custard Yo-Yos with Roasted Rhubarb Icing

BY YOTAM OTTOLENGHI AND HELEN GOH These sandwich cookies from Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh’s Sweet turn a classic Australian dessert into a soft, buttery vessel for bubblegumpink rhubarb icing, sharpened with a bit of lemon. The dough’s secret ingredient is custard powder— an instant pudding mix that does triple duty here, lending the cookie […]