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Take Action Against the Flu | Qualicare
It's beginning to look a lot like flu season! How are you and your older loved ones staying safe this time of year? Our team of in-home care providers ...
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The Power of Flowers
For as long as anyone can remember, Ruby loved growing flowers around her house. She had lived in the house for over forty years and, after her three ...
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Take Action Against the Flu | Qualicare
It's beginning to look a lot like flu season! How are you and your older loved ones staying safe this time of year? Our team of in-home care providers ...
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Take Action Against the Flu | Qualicare
It's beginning to look a lot like flu season! How are you and your older loved ones staying safe this time of year? Our team of in-home care providers ...
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Take Action Against the Flu | Qualicare
It's beginning to look a lot like flu season! How are you and your older loved ones staying safe this time of year? Our team of in-home care providers ...
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Understanding Home Health Care | Qualicare
Isn’t senior health care all the same? Not exactly. Actually, not even close. Let our Qualicare team help break it down so that you can better ...
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Andrea Nathanson Book Launch
Registered nurse, Andrea Nathanson, launches a book Andrea Nathanson is a registered nurse whose extensive experience in providing chronic and acute ...
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Finding Guidance Through Our Healthcare Maze
Medical case managers can guide you through the healthcare maze It used to be that you could count on family doctors to provide that extra care and ...
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Rogers Daytime
Making sense of home care and caregiving Caregiving expert at Qualicare, Andrea Nathanson, was interviewed to discuss the topic of “Making sense of ...
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Private Services Directory - USA
Acorn Stairlifts Reliable, safe and easy to use solutions for people experiencing difficulty with stairs. Day-Light A light-therapy solution ...
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Are You Doing Enough to Prevent Falls? | Qualicare
According to the National Council on Aging , every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall. And most—if not all—of ...
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Finding Guidance Through Our Healthcare Maze
Medical case managers can guide you through the healthcare maze It used to be that you could count on family doctors to provide that extra care and guidance needed. But today everyone seems so occupied and at capacity, that it is easy to feel overwhelmed and confused. With all the talk about ... -
Facing the Diagnosis: A Care Plan to Ease the Way
A care plan for women facing a diagnosis You're a 56 year old woman with no previous medical issues except for childbirth. At your annual checkup, you mention some unusual symptoms you’ve been having. Your doctor frowns ever so slightly and orders a battery of tests. He wants them done right away ... -
Tinnitus: Ringing in the Ears
A nursing expert discusses tinnitus Welcome to House Calls, where experts answer readers’ questions on beauty and wellness. In this issue, Andrea Nathanson , RN, Co-founder, Executive Director of Qualicare Family Homecare, (qualicare.com) discusses tinnitus… To learn more, click here to read the ... -
On a Home Run: Supplying Help to Seniors Where They Live
To stay or go: That's a decision many thousands of seniors in Canada have to make every year, choosing between remaining in their own home or moving to a retirement home. What was once considered almost a natural progression for seniors is no longer their preferred choice for many reasons, not least ... -
A Daughter's Journey to Care for her Mother in Canada - The Melman Story
Parent care: a daughter’s journey Parent care can be confusing and stressful for many adults. When a loved one becomes seriously ill, we often don’t know where to turn. The health care system can be complicated for people who aren’t used to navigating their way around it, and particularly when there ... -
She Leads with Determination, Expertise, and Healing Empathy
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Of Boomers and Sandwichers
Parent care support for your baby-boomer parents Their parents might have started the generation off with a bang, but for the millions of Canadian baby-boomers turning sixty this year and in the decade ahead, these once-vital fathers and mothers are now entering the twilight of their lives. Many of ... -
Home Health Care - Have high expectations
Home care: have high expectations Comfort Life Magazine - Orella Collier Have high expectations from your home care staff and hospital caregivers A year ago Lying in her hospital bed weak from surgery to remove a tumour, Orella Collier, 89, did not know the medical staff had gathered her family ... -
New Boomer Career: Assisting Loved Ones
New boomer career: home care for loved ones Home care and care-giving can drain savings accounts and result in lost time at work, but families can make preparations, RISHA GOTLIEB writes When it comes to financial planning, baby boomers are considered a savvy generation but relatively few are ... -
Andrea & Wayne Nathanson - Reaching Out & Reaching In
Parent care advice: reaching out and reaching in Lifestyle Magazine conducted an interview with parent care professionals at Qualicare. In this article, Andrea and Wayne Nathanson from Qualicare discuss the personalized senior care services that they provide. “What we’re offering is different than ... -
Compassionately Managing Care
Compassionately managing palliative care "Palliative" and "Care" are two words that may provoke fear and confusion in patients, their family members and loved ones. Palliative care is the compassionate care of a dying person by minimizing their suffering as they progress towards the end of life. ... -
Guiding Light Through Crises
Caregiving through a time of crisis Caregiving experts and founders of Qualicare, Andrea and Wayne Nathanson, established a personalized health care management business in the midst of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and then continued to offer their service throughout the SARS epidemic ... -
Helping Families Navigate the Health-Care System
Helping families navigate the healthcare system Andrea Nathanson, a registered nurse with over 20 years experience in healthcare , discusses the benefits of home care in this article. Click Here to Read Full Article -
Who is Taking Care of Mom or Dad?
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Lifestyles Lessons From the Trenches
If there's one thing that dominates our culture and our economy with equal force, it's the eternal quest for convenience.... Click here to read full article. -
Advocates a Guide Through Healthcare Maze
The need for health care advocates For several years, I've been talking about the need for health care advocates, people upon whom you could call when the health care system became overwhelming as is often (mostly) the case when serious illness strikes. Think of them as experts who would rescue you ...