20. What You Need to Know about For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes, and How to Prepare Our Parents and Ourselves for Care During Our Senior Years With a Looming Elder Care Crisis on the Horizon With Lawyer Melissa Miller

20. What You Need to Know about For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes, and How to Prepare Our Parents and Ourselves for Care During Our Senior Years With a Looming Elder Care Crisis on the Horizon With Lawyer Melissa Miller

Aging and care in our older years impacts all of us... Have you ever thought about how you want to live out your senior years? Have you discussed this with your own aging parents? Maybe, you’re already caring for an elderly family member or have admitted them to a long-term care facility that can help them manage a disease like dementia or assist them with mobility issues. Today in Ontario, there are 76,000 residents in long-term care homes with another 30,000 people on waitlists. In the next five years, it’s estimated that an additional 50,000 people will need care in a nursing home in Ontario alone. But as Elder Rights Lawyer Melissa Miller discusses in this crucial episode, not all homes are providing the necessary care to residents, and in some cases, it appears that profits are put ahead of people. We also discuss the workers in these homes and the conditions many are forced to work under. What is life like as a caregiver to a senior or sick loved one? Finally, Melissa guides us through the discussions we all need have with our parents today and map out for ourselves how we want to live out our golden years in an informed and empowered way.

If you want to learn even more, check out the documentary “Stolen Time” via the “Doc Soup” portal at hot docs online.

Find Melissa Grelo on Instagram @MelissaGrelo and @AgingPowerfullyWithMG, or on her website AgingPowerfullyWithMelissaGrelo.com. Find clips of the show on YouTube @MelissaGrelo.

Producer: Melissa Grelo.

Audio/Video Producer and Editor: Drew Garner.

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54. Reinventing Yourself with The Midlife Maven, Alicia Erickson: How She Got Fit at 49

54. Reinventing Yourself with The Midlife Maven, Alicia Erickson: How She Got Fit at 49

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53. Generations of Strength: A Conversation with My Mom and Sister

53. Generations of Strength: A Conversation with My Mom and Sister

March is Women's History Month and includes International Women's Day March 8th. To mark these, I invited the women closest and dearest to me to join me on the podcast - my mother and sister, Clarita ...

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52. Middle Grief... Saying Goodbye to 'What Was' and Saying Hello to 'What's Next': Embracing Your Next Chapter with Tammy Faulds

52. Middle Grief... Saying Goodbye to 'What Was' and Saying Hello to 'What's Next': Embracing Your Next Chapter with Tammy Faulds

"We were taught how to get things in life, but we were never taught how to cope when we lose them." A LOT is changing in midlife. Physical changes in menopause, empty nest syndrome, career shifts, "gr...

27 Feb 202557min

51. Canada's Health Care System On Life Support: How Did It Get So Bad and What Can Be Done To Fix It

51. Canada's Health Care System On Life Support: How Did It Get So Bad and What Can Be Done To Fix It

Canada's health care system is supposed to be the envy of the world yet millions do not have a primary care practitioner, emergency room visits take hours and hours and thousands die while on waiting ...

20 Feb 20251h 17min

50. The 5 Cs of A Good Relationship with Cynthia Loyst

50. The 5 Cs of A Good Relationship with Cynthia Loyst

Relationships are hard! Romantic, platonic, familial, co-workers and so many more. On this Valentine's Day special episode, my co-worker and dear friend, sex and relationship expert Cynthia Loyst join...

13 Feb 202557min

49. Mental Health Check-In: Navigating Menopause and Finding Your Calm in the Chaos with Dr. Ariel Dalfen and Dr. Bev Young

49. Mental Health Check-In: Navigating Menopause and Finding Your Calm in the Chaos with Dr. Ariel Dalfen and Dr. Bev Young

In this episode, with psychiatrists and co-founders of virtual mental health clinic, Bria, Dr. Ariel Dalfen and Dr. Bev Young discuss some key points about menopause and mental health, explore why man...

6 Feb 20251h

48. The 7 Metrics You Should Know About Your Health with Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss

48. The 7 Metrics You Should Know About Your Health with Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss

Dr. Amy Louis-Bayliss is back on the podcast to break down seven numbers you should know to get and stay healthy. These seven numbers can give you a snapshot of how your health is today and where it m...

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47. Meal Planning Through Menopause With Registered Dietician Devon Peart

47. Meal Planning Through Menopause With Registered Dietician Devon Peart

You've been hearing the messages that a lot changes as we enter perimenopause and the menopause transition. One of those messages? It's time to modify what we eat for optimal health in midlife and bey...

23 Jan 20251h 25min

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