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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Leading & Learning with Pride: A Revitalized Tool Kit on Supporting 2SLGBTQI+ Seniors
The City of Toronto, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care (SSLTC)
2SLGBTQI+ older adults face unique challenges as they age and often experience barriers to access across healthcare, long-term care, retirement, homecare, and social service environments.
This toolkit includes guidance from working groups, insights from folks with lived expertise, and real-world ex
NIA Long Term Care COVID-19 Tracker (paused)
National Institute on Ageing
The National Institute on Ageing has made the difficult decision to pause its innovative NIA Long-Term Care COVID-19 Tracker Project, even though Canada and its long-term care (LTC) and retirement homes have now entered their seventh wave of the pandemic.
We are pausing this project not because
Inflation Driving up Demand and Costs While Creating Desperation
Emily Jensen, Imagine Canada
Normally, we associate July with the beginning of a sleepier, sunnier time of the year. However, this year it seems that the news won’t slow down. Nonprofits are, as usual, working hard to serve their communities despite the difficult times we’re facing. In the latest edition of this quarterly b
Are Assistive Devices Suitable for Me or My Loved One?
McMaster University
Did you know that, in Canada, 1.1 million older adults use assistive technology to compensate for physical or cognitive limitations? An essential part of healthy aging involves evaluating and accepting the changes that may occur in your vision, mobility, and hearing and implementing what you need to
Resource Guide for Older Adults at Risk of Going Missing
Calgary Missing Older Adult Resource Network
This resource guide is a tool to support vulnerable older adults who may be at risk of going missing. The guide incorporates prevention tips, preparedness in the event someone does go missing, available resources and tips for community members if they find someone that has gone missing.
The guide i
What to Do During Extreme Heat (City of Calgary)
City of Calgary
Calgary summers are getting increasingly hotter and drier. Extreme heat can put your health at risk, causing illnesses like heat stroke and even death. The City of Calgary has compiled this list of heat preparedness resources:
The City of Calgary’s extreme heat website has information on how
Violence Against Seniors and Their Perceptions of Safety in Canada
Shana Conroy and Danielle Sutton, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics
According to the General Social Survey on Canadians’ Safety (Victimization), there were about 128,000 senior victims of violence in Canada in 2019. Rates of violent victimization were five times lower among seniors aged 65 and older compared to younger Canadians (20 versus 100 incidents per 1,000
Ageism in Health Care: How Patients Can Recognize and Combat the Problem
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council Staff
Ageism is a form of discrimination that we all may face, or unintentionally perpetuate, at some point in our lives. It refers to how we think, feel, and act towards someone on the basis of their age.Â
Ageism can take many forms across the course of a life, but is most often associated with older a
AVAT – Adult Vaccination Advocacy Toolkit
Vaccines4Life, International Federation on Ageing
The International Federation on Ageing (IFA)Â will be launching the Adult Vaccine Advocacy Toolkit (AVAT) in 2022 as a way to influence and help shape policy to improve uptake rates of adult vaccination, with a goal of helping to build the capacity and capabilities of civil society organizations. Th
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