Tag: Seniors
Online curriculum supports homecare workers caring for seniors
By Magdalena Stec
Women’s College Hospital’s (WCH) Centre for Ambulatory Care Education (CACE) is thrilled to announce the launch of CACE #Homecare Curriculum – a first of its kind...
Keeping up with the seniors
Pop icon Madonna released her 13th album, Rebel Heart, in March 2015. The album’s tour currently has her travelling across the globe to perform...
Aging and brain health innovation investment a game changer for seniors’...
For years now, experts have been warning us that Canada is on the cusp of a silver tsunami, one that threatens to overwhelm our...
Surveillance Nurses support seniors to remain at home
Supporting seniors to stay healthy in their home is one of the health care system’s greatest challenges; accomplishing it is one of Fraser Health’s...
New program improves care for elderly patients
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) recently announced the launch of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) to improve care for elderly patients.
“At...
Continence program improves quality of life for seniors
Stigma silences many seniors into keeping their bladder and bowel control issues secret; however a Regional Continence Program for Seniors in the Mississauga Halton...
New website for seniors struggling with depression
Baycrest Health Sciences has launched a mental health website designed specifically for older adults who are struggling with depression.
Created by Baycrest’s Chief of Psychiatry,...
Home is best: Are you ready?
As the RRSP deadline looms, many Canadians are thinking about retirement planning. Chances are you are wondering whether or not you’ll have enough to...
Creating a culture of innovation in senior health care
We are on the threshold of a new era: an unprecedented shift in global population aging, with the number of persons over the age...
House calls: A new vision of elder care
A bout of pneumonia combined with a bad fall could have been disastrous for a 100-year old man living alone in a Toronto apartment....
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