At some point, all of us will be caregivers and will be in need of a caregiver. Care givers are the invisible backbone of our health care system. Ninety-six percent (96%) of individuals receiving long-term home care have an unpaid caregiver.[i] Caregivers contribute $25 billion in unpaid care to our healthcare system.[ii] By providing careContinue reading “National Caregivers Week is 1 – 7 November 2020”
Author Archives: Camille Isaacs-Morell
Trois années gratifiantes et enrichissantes
Ayant atteint presque tous les objectifs de notre plan stratégique 2018-2023, et après trois ans à la Société Alzheimer de Montréal, c’est avec satisfaction et gratitude que je quitterai le poste de directrice générale de d’ici la fin de 2020.
Three intensely rewarding years
Having achieved almost all the objectives in our 2018-2023 strategic plan, and after three years at the Alzheimer Society of Montreal, it is with satisfaction and gratitude that I will be leaving my role as executive director by the end of 2020.
Violence and awareness lessons learned from my father
We will never eradicate racism until we commit to deepening our collective awareness of why racism exists and what we need to do about it.
So where do we go from here?
Let us start by addressing stereotypes.
Why we need to hear Derek Chauvin’s side of the story
We need to deepen our collective understanding of the fears, beliefs, and responses of people who use the authority entrusted to them to abuse those who are defenseless and vulnerable, particularly those of the Black race. These “people” include employers, landlords, judges, teachers, corporate executives, politicians, priests, pastors, healthcare workers and many more of us. This is why Derek Chauvin needs to tell his side of the story, by answering the following questions.
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