I have lived so many great moments with seniors. Years after the event, conversation, or joke shared, the memory always puts a bounce in my step. One event that I would like to share with you is one time when I was working as a director of activities in a residence…
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Suicide at any age…an onion approach!
Every day brings on a different phone call and a different situation. Todays’ call was from a sister who is also a daughter dealing with the grief of a suicide in the family and wanting to help her parents from a distance seeing that the person who took his life,…
Building a new retirement residence
Having been in the business for so many years, and having personally visited hundreds of facilities, mostly in the greater Montreal area, some in the United States, Brussels and Paris. I have seen many different layouts, set-ups and a wide variety of retirement residences. Many people think of jumping into…
What`s your perspective?
I will never forget the conversation my family and I had. We were four people sitting around the table: my Mom, my Dad, myself and my brother, all sitting on different sides of the table. I don’t remember the subject being discussed, but I do remember this: my Dad interrupted…
I was cut out to work with seniors!
Today was a great day, and it went a little something like this: I woke up early to make the kids’ lunches and drive one of them to school. My business day started with a fund raising breakfast where I knew some business colleagues and meet new people with great…