Adventures in Eldercare May 2014 Earlier this spring in Toronto a 92 year old woman was held captive in her own home. The details of this situation are shocking but I feel they need to be shared. The woman lived alone in Scarborough, in a post war home, she had no family. Although 92 years in age she was quite independent, she did her own grocery shopping and meal preparation but she needed help with cleaning and laundry. Her loyal housekeeper of over ten years became

Adventures in Eldercare May 2012 Elder seniors are often the targets in elaborate scams and cons, all aimed at relieving the senior of their hard earned savings or pension income. The scammer will use any method they can to accomplish this goal; they will use emotional pleas, false documents and outright lies. Here are a few of the common scams that are targeting seniors at this time. Grandparent scam: This is the newest and unfortunately very effective scam that is now i