‘Quit or get fired’ is a dilemma for many individuals in the sandwich generation. The constant responsibilities linked to raising your children, caring for your elder parents, and juggling a full-time or part-time career can be overwhelming. It is a difficult choice to make between caring for your loved ones, while also being able to […]
On April 16 we celebrated National Advance Care Planning Day in Canada. This day is celebrated to promote conversations about your wishes and values for your future healthcare. It is best to think about Advance Care Planning (ACP) when you are young and healthy, and have more control over your future plans. When you are […]
Asking for help is a challenge for many people. Whether it be at work or at home, it is human nature to want to accomplish things on our own – even when it becomes overwhelming. We often feel like it is a sign of weakness, or we do not know how to properly articulate how […]
Guest Writer: Jackson Charron Hi, I’m Jackson and I am the Business Development Specialist at iAccompany. For the past eight years, I have loved my time working with aging adults in numerous roles. My goal is to always take a person-centered approach when helping aging adults, and I am driven to make sure seniors get […]
Siblings play an important role when parents begin to age. Caregiving becomes a responsibility that each child must consider, as their parents begin to age and require more assistance. Between visiting them, bringing them to appointments, getting them groceries and other responsibilities, caring for parents can become a pretty big job for just one person. […]
In this week’s blog we will discuss in more detail the three pillars of our service. iAccompany is a technology based healthcare service that schedules nursing professionals to accompany your loved ones to their doctor’s appointments. We know life gets busy, and sometimes you cannot be there to physically attend appointments with your aging parents. […]
This two-part feature unveils the many responsibilities the sandwich generation must juggle, as well as solutions that are available to help ease the load. Last week we discussed the extreme stress and financial strain people in the sandwich generation often experience. Between balancing a career and family, it is easy for mental and physical health […]
If you are unfamiliar with the term, the “sandwich generation” is a group of middle-aged adults who are responsible for providing care to both their aging parents and their own children. It is a difficult job performed by many people everyday. It often takes a toll on the people caught in the middle. According to […]
This week we connected with Kelly, who used our accompaniment service to attend her doctor’s appointment. Alongside Kelly every step of the way was Sarah, an iAccompany nursing professional, who is a qualified and passionate registered nurse with a BSN degree. Every iAccompany nurse is vetted and matched to the best of our ability to […]
If you are the primary caregiver of your aging parent – this is the blog for you! This week we are discussing five reasons you should start using iAccompany, and how our service helps alleviate the stress and burnout caregivers often feel. Within the aging population, we often see adults go to retirement homes or […]