Angela’s personal experience of how loneliness affects seniors’ health. Realtor Angela Markham enjoyed two phenomenal years selling houses in Vancouver’s red-hot property market. “I got into the market as a…
Marsha’s Elderly Mothers’ Fraud Experience Marsha was growing increasingly uneasy with her mother’s finances. Based on bank statements Marsha was able to examine once a month, money was disappearing from…
Palliative home care is a difficult topic to discuss. This blog highlights how to approach an end of life discussion and be best prepared. For privacy protection purposes, some characters…
The number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease in Japan is increasing dramatically. “By 2030 there will be 3.3 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease in Japan,” says Yuka…
Classic LifeCare client Eugenie, who just celebrated her 104th birthday, was thrilled when expectant mother Patricia Barrie, a Classic LifeCare administrator, paid her a visit recently. Patricia and Eugenie formed…
In this blog, Fred and Edie discuss their experience of open heart surgery and the recovery process. “We were on a cruise to Hawaii in October when Fred felt…
Hip replacement surgery has given Classic LifeCare CEO John Sherwood a new perspective on physical rehabilitation. He has hope for a pain-free, active future. Leading up to the surgery November…
After going through a rough patch, Abraham has learned to enjoy life. Something special happens at Classic LifeCare when client Abraham calls. From the admin team to Client Care Coordinators…
Plasticity, or neuroplasticity, describes how experiences reorganize neural pathways in the brain. Long-lasting functional changes in the brain occur when we learn new things or memorize new information. It is…
Exercise like winter running helps to avoid caregiver burnout. The challenge of living in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland is winter days are typically dark and wet. It can be…