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Seniors get ultimate gift at surprise holiday party with over 25,000 lights, musicians, and hundreds of visitors The holiday season can be a lonely
One November afternoon, Chris Espedal asked a group of caregivers — all of whom work with people who have cognitive impairments, behavioral health
It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before, my 94-year-old father-in-law, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after
Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health
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WHEN I WAS IN MY 20s, I was lucky to work for a company that offered a pension plan—and that put me on the road to retirement. Today,
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Grace Fills Socialization Gaps in Canadian Nursing Home Grace, a humanoid robot makes her debut at a Montreal nursing home. She is part of a study to
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Terra Nova Films presents a 20-minute film, Fighting for Dignity – a film on Injurious and Fatal Resident-to-Resident Incidents in Long-term Care
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When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not
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COPING WITH FINANCIAL complexity as we age can lead to major problems—and denial isn’t the solution. What to do? One HumbleDollar commenter, in
If you've been to a doctor recently, refilled a subscription, had to go to an emergency room, or just bought over-the-counter medications, you know
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THE CLOSER IT GETS, the more attention I pay. “It,” in this case, is retirement. In January, I’ll celebrate my 60th birthday. I have no
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Written by Meenakshi Fernandes and Cecilia Navarra. Care work provided in homes and institutions is a public good that is under-valued by society.
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YOUR LIFE’S FINAL costly chapter may be paying for long-term care. Indeed, the odds of needing care if you’re age 65 or older are around 50%. Two
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The University of Toronto (UofT) Centre for Design + Health Innovation has released a new, comprehensive study, “Reimagining Long-Term Care
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MONTREAL — Quebec’s decision allowing long-term care centres to house up to four residents per room will put people at risk without freeing up