Helping Our Community Age Well
Coordinated Senior Services is proud to offer private care in the Barrie area that helps our older community age with dignity. Our staff works together as a team to deliver a higher standard of home care to our clients and their families. We have many...
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Stay Home, Stay HEALTHY!
Everywhere you look, there is news of the novel Coronavirus 19, more commonly known as “COVID-19”. Whether it be reports of new outbreaks, business closures or updated information, everyone has something to say about this new virus. I wanted to take a...
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Right Here, Right Now Therapeutic Fibbing: Lying to Someone with Dementia
My grandmother was 91 when she passed away, but we started losing pieces of her before we laid her to rest. My grandmother had Alzheimer's which brought on her dementia. A beloved matriarch of an ever-expanding family, a teacher for many years, and a strong female...
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What Exactly Does Coordinated Senior Services Do?
What do we do? That is a great question and one we get asked regularly. In short, we provide life-enriching supports that assist individuals to preserve an independent and dignified lifestyle in the comfort of the residence of their choice. Navigating the jungle of...
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“Just a little bit longer…” In-Home Care Options for Seniors
If you are an older adult who is still living at home, the thought of moving into a retirement community has more than likely crossed your mind. There may also be family members suggesting or recommending a move into a home or community where more senior programs and...
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What to Consider When Moving a Loved One
Many of us enter the “Sandwich Generation” when we are somewhere in our 30’s and 40’s. This refers to those who find themselves caring for their children, but also caring for their aging/elderly parents. While there are many tricks and tips for raising our children,...
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Healing a Heart… (Living With Palliative Care in Barrie)
It was just over three years ago that my mom was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. The tumor that had started growing in her pancreas was now crushing it, and the cancer had metastasized (spread across her entire abdominal cavity). As a family, we were...
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“I Am Still Me.”
Providing In-Home Care to Those Living with Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible disease that deteriorates thinking ability and memory. Alzheimer’s can slowly turn a loved one into someone who is unrecognizable to their family members. Loving someone...
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Forget Me Not… Caring for Someone with Dementia
Many of us do not understand the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease… a lot of us believe they are the same thing. Allow me to try to shed some light and bust some of the stigma around dementia… Dementia is NOT a specific disease. The term “dementia”...
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Oh, The Places You Will Go… With Senior Driving Services!
When my grandfather was unable to renew his driver’s license last year due to medical reasons, he became a bit of a hermit. He began to refuse invitations to events and even stopped attending Sunday Mass. His overall outlook on life became very depressing. For many...
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