Senior Quick List

Are you interested in…

Creating your own personal health profile that includes your medications, allergies, vaccinations, health history, and more?

Knowing how to gather your health information from safe and accurate sources?

Being better prepared and taking the lead in your health care visits?

Learning about ways to navigate the health care system?

Having your own emergency health plan?

Using your phone or ipad’s free apps to support and manage your health?

Are you interested in…

Keeping a contact list of your health care and other professionals?

Making a list of people (care partners) who can support and help you, when and if needed?

Knowing your rights and responsibilities in managing your health and decisions?

Choosing health advocate(s) to help with health care decisions and appointments?

Naming a temporary substitute decision-maker who is someone to make decisions on your behalf, if you cannot?

Completing a representation agreement naming a substitute decision-maker, to speak on your behalf?

Learning about ways to communicate with those involved in your care?

Are you interested in…

Finding ways to stay physically active and socially connected?

Exploring any changes in your daily activities and health needs?

Learning about driving assessments or evaluations in this province?

Learning about options for transportation other than driving?

Getting a disability/special parking permit, if needed?

Finding guidance and supports for your nutrition, healthy eating or meal support?

Exploring ways to track and monitor your health, medications, and/or care needs?

Are you interested in…

Talking about your housing and living arrangements?

Exploring your options for places to live – aging in place, assisted living, or residential care?

Identifying changes in your personal needs or safety?

Learning about ways to make your home more accessible and home modification supports?

Knowing how to get a home safety and/or home care assessment?

Learning how to hire and coordinate home care services?

Are you interested in…

Having a discussion or written plan for your wishes for the future?

Identifying the people who offer advice and guidance with your finances – your financial support team?

Determining if your finances can cover your for housing, activities, travel, and health care?

Learning about grants, tax credits, and benefits you might be eligible for?

Reviewing your financial situation to meet your changing health needs?

Are you interested in…

Talking to your health professionals about your prognosis?

Learning what a terminal or life-limiting diagnosis means?

Sharing your end-of-life wishes with those you trust?

Learning what is meant by a DNR or No CPR order, or MOST orders.

Understanding organ donation?

Naming the people who support your end-of-life wishes and decisions?

Completing an advance care plan tand other decision documents?

Preparing an up-to-date, legal and properly witnessed Will?

Reviewing an “after a death” checklist and sharing it with your executor?