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Elder Aide

Who We Are


Elder-Aide consists of a team of accredited professionals with backgrounds in law, accounting, finance, real estate & social work. The Elder-Aide team has a special interest in the protection & the care of the elderly. The following services are available through Elder-Aide:

  • Relocation services to seniors’ residences for autonomous/assisted living/long-term care;
  • Real estate services;
  • Financial counselling, estate planning, investment advice;
  • Drafting and advice on wills, powers of attorney & mandates of incapacity;
  • Appointment of a tutor, a curator or an advisor;
  • Psychosocial assessments for homologation of mandates and private curatorships/tutorships
  • Navigation through the Quebec Health & Social Service Network.

Contact us at: elderaidemontreal@gmail.com

Our Team


Deborah Leahy

Deborah Leahy is an Investment Advisor with Edward Jones.

Deborah contributes the monthly article, Financial Fitness to the Senior Times of Montreal.

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Deborah Leahy is an Investment Advisor with Edward Jones.

Deborah contributes the monthly article, Financial Fitness to the Senior Times of Montreal.

She has also led the course, "The Practical Guide to Financial Planning" for McGill's Prizma Program.

Deborah assists Seniors with their Retirement Income, Investment and Estate Planning.

Website: https://www.edwardjones.ca/ca-en/financial-advisor/deborah-leahy

Phone: (514) 933-0779

Mtre Norman Schwartz

Norman Schwartz, lawyer, member of the Bar of Quebec since 1973, practicing: civil law, corporate and commercial law, family law, mediator ( accredited by the Quebec Bar since 1999), and trade -marks agent ( trade marks and copyright) mandates of protection, settlement of wills & estates

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Norman Schwartz, lawyer, member of the Bar of Quebec since 1973, practicing: civil law, corporate and commercial law, family law, mediator ( accredited by the Quebec Bar since 1999), and trade -marks agent ( trade marks and copyright)

Member of theAssociation of Family Law Lawyers of Quebec/ Membre de l’Association des Avocats et Avocates de Droit Familial du Québec

Membre de l'Association des médiateurs familiaux du Québec:

Member of the Association of Family Law Mediators of Quebec, ( AMFQ);

Phone : 514-947-9859

Email : schwartznorman5@gmail.com

Bonnie Sandler

Bonnie Sandler is a graduate of the McGill University School of Social Work and is also a licensed Residential Real Estate Broker in Montreal.

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Bonnie Sandler is a graduate of the McGill University School of Social Work and is also a licensed Residential Real Estate Broker in Montreal.

Bonnie has a long track record of effectively assisting varied client groups and individuals to address all aspects of change in their lives – dealing with issues of loss, attachment, adjustment and new beginnings. She is especially known for her commitment to maximizing the wellbeing of the elderly.

As a Social Worker, she tirelessly represented the interests of seniors in our society as a practitioner, speaker and media contributor. Her lectures about dementia were widely acclaimed. Her column in the Senior Times, “Let’s Talk About It” ran for many years. She also worked with New Canadians transitioning to into the community.

As a Residential Real Estate Broker, Bonnie not only is working as a housing specialist for seniors but readily assists new and repeat buyers and vendors of all ages to fulfill their needs. She prides herself on offering personalized and seamless service. She has built a reputation as one who can be trusted to provide comprehensive guidance with honest empathy and absolute integrity.

This important combination of knowledge, experience and passion has enabled Bonnie to become a unique resource and a valued contributor in multiple ways and to several audiences.

Website: bonniesandler.com

Phone: 514-497-3775

Email: bonniesandler@gmail.com

Mtre Liat Lev Ary

Co-funder of JUDICIA.

Liat is a notary in Quebec and a lawyer in Israel with over 20 years of diverse experience

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Mtre Liat Lev Ary

Co-funder of JUDICIA.

Liat is a notary in Quebec and a lawyer in Israel with over 20 years of diverse experience.

She provides a wide array of notarial services with respect to estate planning, settlement and liquidation of estates, real estate transactions, drafting of wills, protection mandate and power of attorneys, amicable divorces, declarations of transmission, presiding over family councils, uncontested proceedings before notary and before the court, protective supervision and initiating of private tutorship or private curatorship, homologation of protection mandates and probate of wills.

Liat's humane approach and outstanding people skills distinguish her in her field of practice. She takes the time to understand the circumstances of the client's situation and works with them to best protect them and their family.

Liat travels to hospitals, residences and homes, if required.

She is fluent in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish and Romanian

Website: www.judicia.ca

Email: notaire@judicia.ca

Phone: (514) 852-5707

Emily Reid

Emily Reid, M.A., P.H.Ec. has been in professional practice at Reid and Associates, Personal Financial Counselling since 1991.

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Emily Reid, M.A., P.H.Ec. has been in professional practice at Reid and Associates, Personal Financial Counselling since 1991. She helps seniors and their families gain the information, skills and habits needed for handling personal financial resources. She provides on-going assistance and support so that clients can be comfortable and confident in the management of their money. Family members as well as seniors are welcome to request advice.

Phone: (514) 482-2065

Email: reidandassociates@bell.net

Glen Marcotte

Glen Marcotte retired from active social work in 2020. His work settings included the Home Care Department and the AIDS Intervention Centre of CLSC Metro.

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Glen Marcotte retired from active social work in 2020. His work settings included the Home Care Department and the AIDS Intervention Centre of CLSC Metro. As a Community Outreach Worker, he established a street-based Harm Reduction programme in Calgary. Mr. Marcotte is the volunteer president of EBM in Montreal. He is an active volunteer in the CRA/Revenue QC Income Tax Assistance Volunteer Programme since 2007. The dignity and agency of the elderly person is at the heart of Mr. Marcotte’s professional and volunteer work.

He is able to provide information on how to navigate through the Quebec Health & Social Service Network.

Email: glen.marcotte@videotron.ca

Phone: (438) 390-2180