Most Older Canadians Want to Age at Home. Why Are We Making It So Hard for Them?

How do you want to spend the final years of your life? This is the focus of The Third Act, an ongoing series the Star is producing in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University and the National Institute on Ageing. It will challenge governments, institutions and individuals to reframe our later years as a time when older adults can flourish and contribute, instead of being left to face decline and dependency.

As I become older, I become more and more certain that the one thing I want is to stay in my own home for as long as I can. I want to be among my familiar things, do my regular shopping, and watch my neighbours walk their labs and cockapoos.

To make it a little easier, I can get cleaning help for a few hours a week, and somebody who will help me to get my groceries and do the occasional gardening.

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