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Transitions by David Hutchison

Transitions In September, 1979, my wife and I moved to Vancouver from Calgary or dare I say it, to Eden. I immediately began selling radio for LG73. By 1984, I was a partner in GDL Graphic Developments Ltd, a leading Type and Production house. I was there as Apple computers...Read More
Hikes in Care-Home Rates Seniors housing, it's not about how many beds; it's about a commitment to consistency!Its a new year and as I sit at my desk preparing to write this column, the first column of the year on Senior's housing, surrounded by mounds of research and reports, the...Read More
And So This Is Christmas Let's Hope It's A Good One Without Any FearI had come down to get the mail when I saw one of my neighbours sitting in the lobby all dressed and waiting. I said "Good Morning" and asked if she was waiting for someone. "Yes,"...Read More
The Invisible people and their suppliers For most of this year, I have researched and written about the seniors sector, interviewed people within the industry that sells and services the 13% of the population we classify as seniors, sat on committees, volunteered with senior's organizations and what...Read More
A Question in Lingo The other day as I wandered through the Senior's PASS fair in Port Coquitlam I had the opportunity it speak with a number of marketing managers from the local seniors housing community and in most cases we talked about perception. About the perception of what...Read More
Looking for a New Home As I sat down to write this column I was thinking about the many seniors housing tours I have experienced over the last 6 months. My most recent tour of a senior's housing project was the Maple Ridge Seniors Village a Retirement Concepts property at 22141 -...Read More
Benjamin Button I have just finished watching “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”  It is the story of a man born old.  It is just such an odd concept to go backwards that way, but as I watched his youth return, it made me think of how we fight age,...Read More
Building a Healthy Community Many of my columns have focused on the single aspect of housing for seniors, but as I have watched this current demand for a reduction of 350 million dollars from the governments healthcare budget, I have to wonder 1, will they actually achieve it and 2, if...Read More
Care Facilities The subject of Care Facilities is where it gets really interesting and boy, do we have categories. COSCO provides a general label, Long Term Care, to others it is Continuing Care, Complex Care, Campus of Care, Care Centre, Hospice Care, Rehabilitation Care,...Read More
Assisted Living You will find over the following series of articles I continue to quote the COSCO (Counsel of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC) 2008 conference report.  I do this because so far in my research of the seniors sector this report is possibly the single...Read More
Independent Living I have previously mentioned, as we age, living independently becomes more of a challenge and a large part of the problem is that we don't plan. We expect to maintain our health and go on indefinitely however, for most of us, (as we say in the vernacular) it...Read More
Finding a Home It was Friday, it was warm and the baskets were in full flower as I made my along the promenade heading for the Boathouse Restaurant.   The Fraser River was still busy with tug boats making their way back to their slips for the night.  The promenade...Read More
Getting Involved It is a beautiful day in this Metro Vancouver, we all call home.  The sun is shining brightly as I arrive at the care facility to meet with the head of administration.  I have to wait a few minutes for him, so I have a chance to look around. ...Read More
Having a will is a way to have a final say! With the recent release of Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society the media caused fear to rage throughout the country for about a week. It brought forth a brief outpouring of concern about Alzheimer's and dementia, its' costs and what to do....Read More