@rd48367687 wrote:
Hi I'm new. My mother-in-law is in Canada and is starting to need a lot of help. She is losing her short term memory, and her judgement is impaired. I'm in the US and trying to get her access to whatever services or other help she can get where she lives in Ontario. We can't move to Canada because we don't have a way to make a living there, and she can't move here because she would have no access to health care. Has anyone here had any sort of similar experience, and if so, could you provide some helpful advice or links to resources? Thanks
Hi there.
Well, my guess is that Ontario has similar if not better social services there than we have here in the USA.
I did a little googling, and found this: https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-programs-and-services-seniors. When you and your husband go to Ontario, take about a week and meet with these folks first thing. Your husband should find out how much income your mother has because, in Canada as in the USA, some programs may be based on your income. Your situation isn't so very different from having a mother in law far away in the USA, you just have to work a slightly different system.
Kinda depends on what she needs.
I do hope you aren't doing all of this by yourself. Your husband has a lot he can and should do to help his mother.
Say more? I think we'd all like to learn how similar and different it is up there. She is lucky to have you helping.
Good luck,
Jane, safely ensconced in Oregon