Graham Hookey

Graham Hookey.

Vitality is driven by purpose

The real question for relatives and caregivers is whether steps can be taken to improve vitality in those who lack it.

Graham Hookey.
Graham Hookey.

Elderly label is a moving target

It’s not that long ago I can remember thinking that 60 was really getting up there, but now my perspective has changed.

Graham Hookey.
When control starts slipping away

When control starts slipping away

Graham Hookey writes about education, parenting and eldercare

When control starts slipping away
Technology aids in loss of our senses

Technology aids in loss of our senses

Graham Hookey writes about education, parenting and eldercare

Technology aids in loss of our senses
Planning for the changes to come

Planning for the changes to come

Graham Hookey writes about education, parenting and elder-care

Planning for the changes to come
Buoyed by the company, awareness of others

Stew about how to live better, not longer

Column about about education and parenting.

Buoyed by the company, awareness of others
Buoyed by the company, awareness of others

Buoyed by the company, awareness of others

Graham Hookey writes about education and parenting.

Buoyed by the company, awareness of others
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Looking 20 years down the road

I have to admit that spending time taking care of my father…

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Being a caregiver, 24 hours a day

Finding a place with same rhythm

This is a tale of two aunts and their recent experiences as…

Being a caregiver, 24 hours a day
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Watching for loss of independence

Ultimately, the straw that broke the camel’s back was a decision taken by medical personnel in the hospital not to treat my father and to let nature take its course.

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Help seniors build a support network

I had been teaching for about 10 years before I had my…

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Now it’s time to parent the parents

Now it’s time to parent the parents

Elderly often the victims of many scams

Now it’s time to parent the parents
Now it’s time to parent the parents

Worried about who manages your $?

According to one book, you should be very worried

Now it’s time to parent the parents
Now it’s time to parent the parents

Warranty on human health not sure

Graham Hookey is an educational and parenting writer

Now it’s time to parent the parents
Paying dues helps build character

Paying dues helps build character

A column by Graham Hookey

Paying dues helps build character
Education and parenting, now add elder care to the list

Education and parenting, now add elder care to the list

I wrote my first column for a local newspaper in Ontario in…

Education and parenting, now add elder care to the list
Education and parenting, now add elder care to the list

Vancouver riot was not innocence lost

A column by Graham Hookey

Education and parenting, now add elder care to the list
Last-minute matters about mothers

Last-minute matters about mothers

This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Mother’s Day after Mother’s…

Last-minute matters about mothers
Childhoods are not that different

Childhoods are not that different

I have regular discussions with adults about childhood.Those my age tend to…

Childhoods are not that different
The power to bring people together

The power to bring people together

I spent way too much time last weekend following the fortunes of…

The power to bring people together