Download or read book Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence HASI written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1995* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Assistance for Seniors written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Communities written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2001* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Perfect Home for a Long Life written by Lyndsay Green and published by Dundurn.com. This book was released on 2013-05-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Perfect Home for a Long Life responds to the anxieties of boomers and seniors about where to live when they grow old and their fears about ending up in a nursing home. This book is designed to help people plan their future by providing creative and concrete examples of the many ways they can organize their living arrangements to support lives of quality and fulfillment throughout their retirement years. Housing needs are as individual as the residents themselves, and The Perfect Home for a Long Life guides the reader to discover what their needs are and how to fulfill them. The Perfect Home for a Long Life looks at downsizing, modifying your home, and retirement communities, as well as innovative solutions such as cohousing, shared housing, supportive housing, along with a number of other creative options. The focus is on practical housing solutions and replicable ideas with insights into the benefits and challenges of each option. The ideas are illuminated through dozens of confidential interviews with seniors, who share insights into living arrangements that are working for them and why. Combining practical lived experiences with research, tips and resources, The Perfect Home for a Long Life is an essential guide for anyone experiencing retirement or planning for the future.
Download or read book Study of Home Adaptations Carried Out Under the RRAP D and HASI Programs written by Christine Kluck Davis and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the key findings of a national survey of clients of two Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Programs - the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Disabled Persons (RRAP-D) and the Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI) Program. The survey, which was conducted by Social Data Research Ltd., was carried out from January to March 1994. The HASI Program, which began in 1992 and just come to an end, provided a grant of $2,500 to frail seniors for minor home adaptations. RRAP-D, a Program that has been in existence since 1986 and has recently been renewed, provides up to $10,000 ($5,000 of which is repayable) for more extensive home adaptations. The objectives of the study were to: -determine the range and types of home adaptations made by clients; -assess the effectiveness of the various types of adaptations made; -assess the relative importance of the various types of adaptations in helping people continue to live in their own homes; -determine the costs associated with different types of adaptations; and -identify any problems or benefits associated with alternative ways of arranging and carrying out the work. The results of this descriptive study will be useful for CMHC and planners or funders of Programs similar to the RRAP-D and HASI Program. Although these two types of Programs differ in terms of their target groups (with some overlap), grant and loan amounts, and administrative practices, they share a common purpose in helping people who have disabilities or frailties to modify their homes to achieve a more supportive physical environment.
Download or read book The Original Comprehensive Guide to Retirement Living and Long Term Care written by Esther K. H. Goldstein B.SC., B.S.W., RSW and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching for a Retirement or Long-term care home can be a daunting task. Often one is plagued with questions or has to make a decision quickly and doesn't know where to begin. This is a GUIDE that every senior, or their family going through this process MUST have. Written by an experienced hospital social worker it truly makes the process much easier. It explains the different options available, gives you 160 questions to ask when you tour homes, has contact information on resources and services for seniors and provides detailed information on hundreds of retirement homes and long-term care residences. This is THE most COMPREHENSIVE source of information you will find on retirement living in Canada. A must have for anyone searching for retirement living for themselves or a loved one.
Download or read book Parenting Your Parents written by Bart J. Mindszenthy and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2005-03-12 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable resource for anyone who needs advice on how to provide their elderly parents with the care and support they require.
Download or read book Mortgages Made Easy written by Douglas Gray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make this book your first stop when shopping for a mortgage! Whether you are considering making your first home purchase or are about to refinance a mortgage, there is lots of good news. Mortgage interest rates are stable and the competition among lenders is fierce. They want your business. So, how do you determine the best deal for your own individual circumstances? How do you make sense of the fine print that comes with different mortgage products? Mortgages Made Easy is a step-by-step guide to help you better understand the current real estate market, financing options, how to qualify for a mortgage, and the legal aspects of purchasing a home and having a mortgage. Among the key topics discussed are: Types and sources of mortgages Mortgages and your RRSP How to renew, refinance, or prepay a mortgage How to invest in mortgages Creative financing techniques Government assistance Special options for seniors Pitfalls to avoid And much, much more, including a glossary, checklists, forms, and helpful websites. Written by one of Canada's most respected real estate experts, let Mortgages Made Easy help you obtain the financing that's right for your home or investment property.
Download or read book Our Turn to Parent written by Barbara Dunn and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can anticipate what it will be like for you the day you discover you must become a caregiver for one or both of your parents. As you begin to care for them, you will be filled with questions and looking for advice. Our Turn to Parent shows you how to work with your parent to become their caregiver and their champion, and it provides the tools you need to make decisions and feel confident that you are doing right by your aging parents. With stories from real lives, it also offers honest and personal anecdotes about surviving these trying times. Our Turn to Parent is the best and most thorough caregivers’ guide available in Canada today. Our Turn to Parent offers practical advice on •deciding when you need to step in and help •developing the caregiver relationship with your parents •discussing with the family your parents’ hopes and plans for the future •adapting the home so that it is safe and comfortable for their evolving needs •finding appropriate care and help in your community •choosing the right place for your parent to live should independent living no longer be possible •navigating the medical system •organizing your parents’ finances before they become incapacitated •making clear your parents’ personal care and end-of-life wishes •caring for yourself “I have found the last few years to be the most challenging in my life and the most fulfilling…. I have laughed with my mother and cried with my mother, but most of all I have been there for her as she was for me as I was growing up.”–A Caregiver’s Story
Download or read book Shelter and Service Issues for Aging Populations written by Leon A Pastalan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelter and Service Issues for Aging Populations takes you for an inside look at what policies in Western Europe, Canada, and the United States have done to meet the housing and service needs of the elderly and the disabled and what policies have yet to accomplish. As you learn about a wide range of cost-effective and successful housing options, such as congregate housing, home equity conversions, and homesharing, you will learn about the challenges of providing responsive, high-quality housing and living arrangements to meet the needs of different populations. As this insightful book reveals, the psychosocial needs of elderly and disabled persons have often been neglected in efforts to provide appropriate physical accommodation, and services and shelter are seldom coordinated to respond to the changes individuals experience.Shelter and Service Issues for Aging Populations shows you how federal and state/provincial governments, nonprofit organizations, and private groups have all implemented policies to create barrier-free housing. Yet, at the same time, most Western countries have not developed comprehensive grant and loan programs to allow the elderly and disabled to modify their homes. As this book walks you through the problems that exist, it shows you how policymakers, architects, social work practitioners and academics, housing developers, and community leaders can work together to improve housing conditions and services. Along the way, you will learn about: the failure of health care systems to cover home modifications the Fair Housing Act Amendment stigmatizing effects of the “elderly” label in obtaining community accommodation differences between environmental needs of rural and urban seniors current patterns of housing and living arrangements of older Canadians the effects of demographic aging on the urban ecology the Abbeyfield model of congregate housing continuing care retirement communities aging in placeShelter and Service Issues for Aging Populations looks at the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to housing and service provision to help housing policy specialists, gerontologists, social workers, community leaders, architects, and housing developers find stronger, more effective solutions for giving people the home environments they need. Don't continue to supply inadequate housing to people with special needs. Let this book inform you, guide you, and contribute to the shaping of important, new housing and service policies.
Download or read book Study of Home Adaptations Carried Out Under the RRAP D and HASI Programs written by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bath Planning written by NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading resource for student and professional bath designers—completely revised and updated Bath Planning is the most authoritative resource available on the subject, containing everything a professional needs to know to design a safe, functional, effective, and attractive bath. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research. This Second Edition has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets Metric measurement equivalents included throughout A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors
Download or read book Maintaining Seniors Independence written by Danielle Maltais and published by Public Affairs Centre, CMHC. This book was released on 2007 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pilot study was undertaken by the gerontological team of the Department of Public Health of the Montreal General Hospital, under a program designed to explore options that can enable older people with disabilities to maintain independent lifestyles. It examines the potential of environmental improvements for preventing or restoring the loss of autonomy by means of an identification tool. The main objective of the tool is to identify those home improvements or adaptations that are easy and inexpensive to carry out, and which can enable older people to undertake their daily living activities with some degree of independence. The study addresses the problems of those older people who are experiencing a loss in their physical autonomy. It excludes mental, psychic, or emotional deficiencies.
Download or read book Kitchen Planning written by NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers—completely revised and updated Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research. This Second Edition has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code® New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets Metric measurement equivalents included throughout A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors
Download or read book First Nations Self Government written by Leroy Wolf Collar and published by Brush Education. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous Peoples in Canada are continuing to assert their right to self-determination in this era of reconciliation. While dozens of Indigenous communities have signed varying forms of self-government agreements with the federal government, Indigenous Nations still face many obstacles along the path to true self-determination. As a former Chief of Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Leroy Wolf Collar dealt with many of the same problems other Indigenous Nations face across the country. From serious housing shortages to the lack of opportunities for youth, Chief Wolf Collar experienced the challenges and frustrations that come from operating in a colonial system still constrained by the Indian Act. How do Indigenous Peoples move on from this defective system? Chief Wolf Collar identifies 17 issues that currently hinder Indigenous Nations—including broken treaty promises, problems with common forms of band administration, and the intrusion of provincial governments—along with potential solutions to overcome them. This guide is for current and aspiring Indigenous leaders who want to increase their understanding of good governance, management, and leadership, as well as those who want to explore issues around Indigenous self-determination in Canada.
Download or read book Maintaining Seniors Independence written by Danielle Maltais and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pilot study was undertaken by the gerontological team of the Department of Public Health of the Montreal General Hospital, under a program designed to explore options that can enable older people with disabilities to maintain independent lifestyles. It examines the potential of environmental improvements for preventing or restoring the loss of autonomy by means of an identification tool. The main objective of the tool is to identify those home improvements or adaptations that are easy and inexpensive to carry out, and which can enable older people to undertake their daily living activities with some degree of independence. The study addresses the problems of those older people who are experiencing a loss in their physical autonomy. It excludes mental, psychic, or emotional deficiencies.
