Archive for January 2010
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Foot Care for Diabetics!
0 Comments | Posted by EldercareBC-R in Assisted Living, Residential Care
Submitted by Vicky Forest, Foot Care Nurse – We Care Home Health Services
When you have diabetes, proper foot care is very important. Poor foot care can lead to serious health problems, including amputation. It is very important to understand the connection between diabetes and foot care. People with diabetes are more vulnerable to foot problems because nerves may be damaged reducing the blood flow to your feet. The Canadian Diabetes Association estimates that one in five people with diabetes who seek hospital care do so for foot problems. By taking proper care of your feet, the more serious health problems associated with diabetes can be prevented. Click here for are some simple foot care tips to follow.
Successfully taking care of the finances is also important – our twilight years seem to be infested with hidden costs and confusing subsidies – for a free consultation with a certified financial planner to assess the opportunities and / or difficulties you or a parent are faced with, click here.
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B.C. seniors face huge care-cost increase
0 Comments | Posted by EldercareBC-R in Financial Planning
Residents of residential care facilities will have to pay as much as 30 per cent more
It isn’t often that a landlord can quietly order up a 30-per-cent rent increase for more than 2,000 people without anybody making a public fuss about it. But maybe that’s what happens when your tenants are elderly, frail seniors living in B.C.’s long-term care facilities. As of Jan. 31, “rents” will go up for most of the 26,000 people living in government-subsidized residential-care facilities, in some cases jumping as much as $672 a month.
Read here to find out more. The article identifies the new cost of residential care as 80% of After Tax Income – so every dollar of income that can be sheltered from tax, saves 80 cents. That can lead to huge savings. If you want to find out more, contact us.
