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What Happens If I Live And Need Long Term Care?
Too many Canadians at their peril think the government will look after them when they need long term care. It's time we all faced reality so we can age on our own terms with independence, dignity and control.
The Keys To Long Term Care Planning
Long term care planning isn't rocket science. The tools are there. Canadians owe it to themselves and their families to research the care system where they live, sit down and have the care conversation with family and create an updatable care plan.
Caregiving mattersRadio/Podcast
URL: http://caregivingmatters.ca/wp-content/uploads/podcast/2015-04-01.mp3
Content aimed at women, urging them to plan for the time when, as they age, they may become chronically ill, and need long term care. Don’t wait until a crisis occurs - a fall, a broken hip, a stroke, a diagnosis of dementia. Start planning now – so you can live out your life on your terms.
http://www.ltcplanningnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Long-Term-Care-Planning-What-Is-It-and-Why-Should-I-Care.pdf“> Long Term Care Planning: What Is It And Why Should I Care?
Biography
As the result of a life changing 14-year dementia care experience involving her Father, Henderson founded the Long Term Care Planning Network, Canada’s leading resource centre for aging and long term care planning and education. Her seminar series, web site, newsletter, and print/electronic tools are recognized as key international long term care educational resources.
For the past 25 years, Henderson has been a well-known speaker, educator, writer, media commentator, publisher, and consultant in the field of caregiving and long term care. Over the years she has sat on many not-for-profit/government committees concerned with aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and elder abuse. She has been featured frequently on television and radio.
Henderson has created courses on aging/long term care planning for several financial services organizations, and has been asked to contribute chapters to professional books on the subject of family caregiving. Both Health Canada and the Ontario government asked her to create pieces for public education. She is also a Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA) and is author of a unique series of Canadian print resources including The 10-Step Long Term Care Planner.
Henderson has worked with a wide range of businesses, health care and community organizations across Canada to help all Canadians understand the implications of aging and long term care on financial, personal and family well-being.