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4 months ago

Shingles

Royce Shook · In BC, we have to pay $300 for a vaccine against Shingles. In other jurisdictions in Canada, seniors get the vaccine for free, yet the government brags about how it supports seniors. · My wife suffered from Shingles and I have had friends who have had it as well. It can be a very ...

1 year ago

From Gated communities to Intergenerational housing where to live after retirement 3

Royce Shook · Sorry for the week's delay in posting the last of this series. My family has been visiting from Australia so have been preoccupied · Several models of housing for older adults exist nationwide, together creating tiers for the delivery of care that can be used based on an individu ...

1 year ago

From Gated communities to Intergenerational housing where to live after retirement

Royce Shook · Housing is a major concern for many seniors. Housing costs are going up, rental rates are skyrocketing, and people are looking for alternatives. I have touched on housing alternatives in past posts looking at Cooperative Housing and other shared living. Today and tomorrow I will ...

1 year ago

Four big retirement risks

Royce Shook · My brother did not have a pension plan when he was working. He was self-employed, so he created his own plan. When he was developing his plan, he realized that there were five major risks in planning for retirement: · Longevity risk — the risk he will outlive his money · Market r ...

1 year ago

Walks through some trails in Victoria BC Canada

Royce Shook · My brother Ed has set up a series of videos of his walks through the trails around his hometown, the city of Victoria, BC, Canada, which are available on YouTube He has to-date uploaded 7 videos and they are fun to watch. Please take a look at his videos and subscribe to them. · ...

1 year ago

Bookkeeping and Accounting Services in Surrey | Let us help you.

Alice Smith · Teqo Accounting provides high quality, affordable accounting services in Surrey, BC. · Teqo Accounting is a full-service leading accounting firm in Surrey, serving businesses and individuals in the areas of tax services, accounting services, business consulting and management acc ...

1 year ago

"It's too good to be true."

Timothy Wall · I and many other artists of the "Semi-realism" and "Realism" genre now and again come across art skeptics... "It's too good to be true." · From the artist's perspective it is both frustrating, and viewed as a compliment. · Frustrating bc. of the hours of work we put into our craf ...

1 year ago

How Telepharmacy is Making a Difference During the Pandemic

Ellis Holloway · Telepharmacy is a type of pharmaceutical service wherein patients and pharmacists engage with each other remotely via communication and information technology services. · Telepharmacy, including most other services under telehealth for patients, is gaining more traction during th ...

1 year ago

Suppport the Food Bank and the SPCA

Royce Shook · People and their pets who need our help Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous BC SPCA locations informally offered food if those in need came in and asked for help. Since April 2020, they have significantly increased their food bank outreach services to meet the needs of peopl ...

2 years ago

Hidden & Invisible: Seniors Abuse in BC

Royce Shook · We care about our seniors, or on the surface, we appear to care deeply about the older adults in our community. The depth of this commitment was on full display during the COVID-19 pandemic as we saw tens of thousands of people step forward to ensure seniors received their medica ...

2 years ago

More Questions than answers, the new normal

Royce Shook · My thanks to Ken from the Tri-Cities Seniors Acton Society for this · Will the Influenza season interact with COVID this Fall? · How will the influenza season interact with COVID this Fall? Nobody really knows. · Last year, influenza virtually disappeared. There were many countri ...

3 years ago

Be Kinder

Royce Shook · As individuals, we struggle every day to cope with the restrictions that we accepted to fight the Pandemic. However, as a society, we haven’t yet come close to reckoning with the impact this new (sur)reality has had on our collective mental health, and the long-term effects on fr ...

3 years ago

Technology: Friend or Foe?

Jim Taggart · Technology is everywhere in our lives. Innovation through personal leadership is constant. · It’s been that way for hundreds–make thousands–of years. Indeed, some of the biggest technological inventions of the past were earthshaking, changing society, the nature of work and impro ...

3 years ago

Best Coaches ever

Royce Shook ·  A few years back my brother worked on a fundraiser for his community. The idea was to build a center that would be used by soccer teams. Because of the battle with the City's bureaucracy over the years, the building took a lot longer to finish than first thought. At the beginnin ...

3 years ago

HAPPY CANADA DAY

Royce Shook · Happy Canada Day to all who live in this wonderful country. The Pandemic is still with us as we approach a new normal and we are unsure of what will bring us together and what may tear us apart. However, there are · always issues that can separate us, but we still are lucky to li ...

3 years ago

The new Reality?

Royce Shook · In BC we have moved to stage 3 in our recovery model. This means that although travel, hotel stays and expanded social circles are encouraged they are not encouraged too much. We are between 60 and 65% for social interactions of what used to be the old normal. This does not mean ...

3 years ago

Updates from the Tri-Cities Planning Network

Royce Shook · If you are not aware of this organization you are missing important information for seniors. Here is some of the information they share with their members. If after reading this you want more information you can contact them: tricitiesseniorsplanningntwk@gmail.com · Seniors’ Week ...

3 years ago

A Senior’s Guide to Stay Connected – Part 5

Royce Shook · In this series, we talk about virtual clinics which are a new way for seniors to connect to their health care provider. · In my jurisdiction virtual clinics are free but seniors should know how to use video conferencing before calling a virtual clinic. As the pandemic continues m ...

3 years ago

COVID 19 Scams and things to do

Royce Shook · For those of you in BC and in Canada, here are some links that might help prevent you from being scammed and a list of some things to do when you self-isolate. The COVID 19 disaster has brought out the best in most people, but it has also brought out the worst in others. There ar ...

4 years ago

Pedestrian safety.

Royce Shook · One difference between my Aussie family and me is our understanding of the role of pedestrians and drivers. In BC when a pedestrian approaches a highway at a crosswalk they first look to the left, then the right and then to the left again before crossing the street. The assumptio ...

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