by External Article | Sep 9, 2022 | Housing, Long Term Caregiving |
The policy began in the 1960s with the closure of psychiatric hospital beds — it was to be the first part of a plan to move people into the community. Over the next 20 years, more than 80 percent of the beds across Canada were closed, along with entire psychiatric... 
by External Article | May 24, 2022 | Death & Dying |
Quinn empathized with her mother, who feared both a rapid and slow decline. Eva was living in a care home in Victoria when she requested medical assistance in dying (MAID). At 100, she could see the writing on the wall, and she didn’t want to be bedridden. “My brother... 
by External Article | Dec 22, 2021 | Art, Care Work Library, Finding Meaning, Millennial Generation |
Growing up with a mother who had schizophrenia, Max Alexander had first-hand experience as a young carer. “It gave me the resources to empathize, to be responsive to people,” he says. “This has been hugely important for my photography.” Years later, Alexander has... 
by External Article | Nov 15, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Client, Caring for a Friend, Caring for a Grandchild, Caring for a Sibling, Housing, Long Term Caregiving |
For the past decade, [Victoria] Levack has lived, reluctantly, at the Arborstone Enhanced Care facility in Halifax. She doesn’t dream of living in a castle; she just wants a bachelorette apartment where she can cook her own meals and choose recreational activities... 
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