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- Paying for care
What home care actually costs in Ontario in 2026
Hourly rates, minimum visits, the surcharges that do not show up until the first invoice, and what a realistic month looks like.
9 min read · Reviewed by Nadia Boulanger, RN, September 2, 2026
- Memory & dementia
Sundowning: what helps at 4pm, and what makes it worse
Late-afternoon agitation has patterns. Most of them respond to light, timing and food before they respond to medication.
7 min read · Reviewed by Dr Ellen Marchetti, August 19, 2026
- Long-distance care
Arranging care for a parent in India while you live in Canada
What can be organised from 12,000 km away, what cannot, and how families usually structure it.
11 min read · Reviewed by Priya Menon, September 8, 2026
- Hospital discharge
Your parent is being discharged in 72 hours. Here is the order to do things in.
A checklist for the compressed window between 'they're ready to go home' and actually going home.
8 min read · Reviewed by Nadia Boulanger, RN, September 11, 2026
- Comparisons
Home care or assisted living: where the money actually crosses over
Both options are honest about what they cost. The decision usually turns on hours per day, not preference.
7 min read · Reviewed by Dr Ellen Marchetti, August 27, 2026
- Home care
Fourteen questions to ask a home care agency before you sign
The questions that separate agencies, ordered by how much the answer tends to matter.
6 min read · Reviewed by Nadia Boulanger, RN, August 30, 2026
- Paying for care
The Ontario programs and tax credits families miss
Funded home care, the disability tax credit, the caregiver amount, and what each is actually worth.
10 min read · Reviewed by Marc Deslauriers, CPA, September 4, 2026
- Caregiver support
You are burning out. Here is what actually reduces the load.
Respite, boundaries and the specific asks that get siblings to help — written for the person doing most of it.
6 min read · Reviewed by Dr Ellen Marchetti, August 14, 2026
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