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This looks pretty good. I'll save the link. Maybe I can help somebody ...pay back time when my parts slip neatly into their sockets again.

You may be aware that CCAC - sp- is having difficulty meeting all of the demands from the elderly  being placed upon them. When I was in hosp. a son was bringing his Mom to be assessed for  free home health care. She couldn't get up the stairs and she needed females to help her bathe, 3 sons in the family.  I wondered why she couldn't have her bed moved downstairs? 

She was waltzing around pretty fast with a walker. I talked to him. I think I forgot to mention that a weekly bath has always been available if somebody needs it?  Correct?

  Seniors helping needy  seniors is a really good thing, a nice idea if the seniors aren't too afraid to open their doors to strangers. There have been scams even among personal support workers walking off with people's Visa cards etc. Oh...you said the people who are helping are vetted, criminal checks done . That's good.

You know the old joke....How many people does it take to change a light bulb? I need a small army. We have some of  the new low energy  fixtures put in place  by our highrise along with  light  bulbs .My family isn't the best, we  can't get the  shades off. The bulbs  didn't break but the mercury inside is very dangerous if they do. I'll get the super.

  Regular bulbs have broken off inside my fan dining  light as well as in the hall and in the foyer. I can't get my bedroom  fan light going...remote control. Kitchen new energy  light is half out.

Oh..... these fandangled things! I'm so foolish I decided somebody must have put a spell on me.....:)...so I have a small bowl of sage to chase away the evil spirits. I don't have the  sage leaves. Maybe my dream catcher will work?

I'm sure this is everything you needed to hear!

Stardust - I think you're starting to sound like an Occupational Therapist with that problem solving about moving the bed downstairs!  Perhaps that had been done, but the bathtub remained upstairs?  They're a lot harder to move .

Regarding CCAC (Community Care Access Centre - formerly known as HomeCare) providing assistance for bathing.  CCACs are organized through the local LHINs (Local Health Integration Network) and they differ in their policies and funding.  So what is available in one area is not necessarily available in another.  That being said, yes, demand is growing as our population ages, and budgets are always tight - getting tighter.  The government funded system seems to supply less and less as time goes by.

Changing lightbulbs!  It would be so great to have a "lightbulb & smoke detector battery patrol" go through neighbourhoods - just to check & change as needed!  It would stop folks from climbing unsteadily onto chairs to do these tasks, then falling & breaking hips!! or arms!! or worse!!  So yes - promise me you'll call the super!!

Back to Seniors In Need - I think it might be put to good use by a group, class, etc that wants to do a small fundraiser & make a difference to someone in their own community - or farther afield.  Or just a generous benefactor - I know there are many out there. 

But when I reviewed their site - I see that some requests are also for drivers, yard care, meal prep assistance, somebody to take out the trash to the curb every week ... not just financial.

and for wondercafers across canada-Carolla is using the Ontario terms Health care is provided differently in different provinces-with different names and different eligibility requirements.

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I don't know if its getting set up perfectly yet but it has been suggested in Ont. that the Seniors Centers should be able to supply more health benefits which would mean less dr. or hospital care. The Center near me is very good. They supply eye check-ups, foot check-ups,diabetes check ups,  blood pressure, lots of positive speakers about aging, alzheimers etc. They have quizzes to keep people's minds on the ball. I've been there when they have their singing concerts every Wed. and on some other occasions. At one event two women were dancing.... making merry....  tripped and fell down. I was taking a video... it was a very hard fall...I don't know if they are O.K...it was awhile ago. I'll post it...scary.

  This center is comprised of  mostly Russian Jewish  who don't speak a lot of English. Its a hard language to learn. They are so grateful to Canada for senior  housing and everything they are given. Some had very hard lives coming from Siberia etc. They toilet  trained their babies very young because they had no diapers. Imagine that!

What good is a thread without some entertainment?.....I'm here.  I take videos as a hobby, short ones, amateur. These people are mostly in their 80's and up with ill health . I must say the Jewish people sure have a zest for life. I admire it greatly. They're singing like there's no tomorrow. They love ball room  dancing and having fun. I haven't been here in awhile but I'm a runner....I go everywhere I can to enjoy life and enjoy people. Whatever would we do without people...?

I'm not in the videos because I'm taking them. I like them for souvenirs.

Ladies falling at Seniors Center - a bad fall
http://s902.photobucket.com/user/Madhatter2009/media/MOV01899.mp4.html

The lady in the orange is in her 90's, very fragile.
Jack's son is on the right. Jack's wife died.
Jack's son is mentally challenged. He loves to sing and he's accepted.
Sometimes he masturbates ....God love him.
He always comes to kiss me....I get teased!
He lives in a group home, he works packing Can. Tire... bolts etc.

http://s129.photobucket.com/user/bleepers77/media/MOV01168.mp4.html

This is at the Tor. Ex. 2009. This man's daughter went off shopping
and left me with her dad..... we were strangers...he's so cute!
He's paralyzied and he started clapping to the belly dancers.
Unforgettable moments.....!!!

http://s902.photobucket.com/user/Madhatter2009/media/MOV02290.mp4.html

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

http://s129.photobucket.com/user/bleepers77/media/MOV01098.mp4.html