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How communities can fight the stigma that isolates people with dementia
Sienna Caspar, The Conversation
Keeping people with dementia separated and secured is a common practice, based on the reasonable idea of safety first for the vulnerable. During this pandemic, however, contact with those in care homes, many of whom have dementia, was cut off at great cost to residents’ mental and physical health.
Long-term care reform: No time to waste
Armstrong, Banerjee, Braedley, Choiniere, Lowndes, The Monitor
Last week there were two thoroughly scathing reports on long-term care in Ontario.
Both the auditor general and the Commission on Long-term Care detailed similar problems in this sector—problems that were exaggerated by COVID-19 but identified long ago.
Both reports provide specific recommendati
Canada Still Needs a National Seniors Strategy
The National Institute on Ageing
On the 10th anniversary of National Seniors Day, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) marked the occasion with the release of the renewed National Seniors Strategy (NSS), an evidenced based blueprint for federal leadership and policy recommendations for coordinated action to address the needs of a
What's the matter with ageism?
Dr. Sheree T. Kwong See, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
Gerontologist Robert Butler coined the term ageism in the 1960s to describe a form of bigotry he paralleled in importance to racism. Ageism refers to stereotyping and the ensuing prejudice and discrimination against people based on their age. Although ageism can be experienced by younger people, the
New Research – Food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic: food charity, government assistance and employment
Fei Men, Valerie Tarasuk, University of Toronto
Our new study, “Food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic: food charity, government assistance and employment”, published in Canadian Public Policy, looks at the face of food insecurity in the early days of the pandemic as it relates to employment and the new federal funding for food charity. W
Elders' Room
Shirley Steinberg, Michael B. MacDonald
The film Elders' Room developed out of an educational initiative at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Students received a scholarship to undertake an initiative at their high school. The Kainai High School students with their teachers and guidance counsellors reached ou
fACT Sheet – COVID-19 and the Islamic Community
Edmonton Social Planning Council
When lockdowns began as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA) partnered with the Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) to deliver a survey on the needs of clients in the social services sector.
Working collaboratively, ESPC and IFS
WHO Episode #37 - Treatment and care at home
World Health Organization
If you have COVID-19 and are caring for someone or yourself at home, what is the treatment protocol? What is WHO’s guidance on Remdesivir and convalescent plasma therapy? How to monitor oxygen at home and what are the red flags when you should call the doctor? WHO’s Dr Janet Diaz explains in Sci
WHILE NONPROFITS REMAIN HOPEFUL ABOUT A POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE, 42% EXPECT FURTHER DECLINE IN STAFF MORALE
Charity Village
There remains a lot of uncertainty about what the future holds for Canadian charities and nonprofits. With regards to the future outlook for volunteer recruitment and retention, participants are somewhat more likely to feel the current situation will stabilize or improve (72%) than deteriorate furth
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