By Nicole Pacampara
Last month, Alzheimer’s Awareness Month drew attention to the impact Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia have on individuals, families, and...
By Jonna Semple-Kloke
Southeastern Ontario resident, 82-year-old Ada Groves, was unsure what her future would look like when she fell and broke her wrist last...
At Toronto Rehab, embracing the risk of a fall may actually be part of a patient's recovery journey.
That's because experts are promoting the concept...
Most Canadians plan to live independently as long as possible, but new survey findings suggest further education is needed between healthcare practitioners and patients
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By Ashley Baddeley and Tamara Rader
More than 700,000 Canadians are currently living with dementia, a syndrome that leads to progressive memory loss and a...
By Sunjeev Uthayakumar, Stephanie Lau, Andrew Tu, and Certina Ho
What are Benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines are often listed as one of the most prescribed or dispensed drug...
By Arielle Ricketts
Blanche Morris admits that she didn’t always understand computers. But since participating in Tech Coaches’ Digital Literacy workshop offered through the Centre for Aging...
By Jasmine Gill
In Canada, the rising costs of delivering tertiary care health services and an aging population have prompted a shift towards optimizing primary...
Throughout her retirement, Joanne Weeks always stayed active and attended weekly fitness classes. But when the pandemic hit, the classes were cancelled. Weeks noticed...