⚖️ Disclaimer

Please read this information carefully. By using SeniorHealthGuide.ca, you agree to the terms below.

📋 Quick Summary

❌ This is not medical advice

👨‍⚕️ Always consult your healthcare provider

🚨 Call 911 for emergencies

✅ Use this to prepare questions for your doctor

1. 🩺 No medical advice

The information on SeniorHealthGuide.ca is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not intended and should not be used as a substitute for:

Medical advice
Diagnosis
Treatment
Professional counselling or care of any kind

You should always seek the advice of a doctor, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or other qualified health professional with any questions you may have about your health, medications, or treatment.

2. 🤝 No individual patient relationship

Use of this website does not create a doctor–patient, nurse–patient, pharmacist–patient, or any other therapeutic relationship between you and the website owners, authors, or contributors.

SeniorHealthGuide.ca does not know your full medical history, test results, or personal circumstances, and cannot provide individual medical decisions or care.

3. 🚨 Not for emergencies

SeniorHealthGuide.ca is not an emergency service. Do not use this website for urgent or emergency medical needs.

🚨 If you think you may be having a medical emergency:

Call 911 (or your local emergency number) immediately, or
Go to the nearest emergency department

Do not delay seeking professional care because of something you have read on this website.

4. 📅 Information may not be complete or up to date

While we make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and current information, SeniorHealthGuide.ca cannot guarantee that all information is complete, up to date, or appropriate for every situation.

Medical knowledge and practice change over time, and different experts may make different recommendations based on a person's overall health and preferences.

✅ Your responsibility

You are responsible for checking with your own health-care provider before acting on any information from this website.

5. 🏷️ No endorsement

Mention of any specific products, medications, devices, companies, or services on this site does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by SeniorHealthGuide.ca, unless clearly stated.

If advertisements or sponsored content are added in the future, they will be labelled as such.

6. 📝 Your responsibility

By using SeniorHealthGuide.ca, you agree that:

✓ You will not ignore or delay getting medical advice because of something you have read here.

✓ You will not start, stop, or change any medication, or make major changes to your diet or exercise, without checking with a health professional who knows your medical history.

✓ You are responsible for how you use any information from this website.

7. 🍁 Jurisdiction

SeniorHealthGuide.ca is intended for people living in Canada. Health systems, medication names, and practice guidelines may be different in other countries.

🌍 International visitors

If you are outside Canada, please consult healthcare resources specific to your country, as medical practices and available medications may differ.

📌 In Summary

SeniorHealthGuide.ca is meant to help older adults and caregivers understand health conditions and medications in plain language and prepare questions for their health-care team.

It does not replace the judgment and personalized advice of qualified health professionals.

Always speak with your doctor, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or another health professional about your specific situation.

By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this disclaimer.

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