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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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Can your clients afford to grow old?
The National Institute on Ageing
Michael Nicin, the executive director of Ryerson University’s National Institute on Aging, stops short of calling the long-term care and vulnerable aging situation that’s coming for Canada’s aging population a crisis, but he’s got a lot of sobering financial data and questions for advisors t
Ageism through the ages: A sustained theme on ageism
Decade of Healthy Ageing
Ageism through the ages is a sustained theme on ageism between 1 October (UN International Day of Older Persons) and 20 November 2021 (World Children's Day), running as a part of the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism.
During this month and a half, activities here on the Decade Platform and on social
Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, 2020
Statistics Canada
From September to December 2020, approximately one-third (31%) of Canadians aged 65 and older reported feeling like they wanted to participate in more social, recreational or group activities.
As of July 2020, nearly one in five Canadians (18%) were aged 65 and older. Information on the health and
RECORDING - Unpacking Innovations for Aging in the Right Place
Aging in the Right Place Partnership
In recognition of National Seniors Day (October 1st, 2021), we co-hosted a webinar with the following panelists from across Canada, who shared their innovations of aging in the right place for older adults with lived or living experience of homelessness:
Janet Torge of Radical Resthomes
Alison S
RAPP: Taking Research to Impact Through Collaboration
The Vanier Institute of the Family
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of caregiving to families, communities and society, and the many ways in which providing care to people with chronic health conditions, physical or mental disabilities, or aging-related needs impacts caregivers’ lives. As a family economist, Jan
Managing Authenticity: The Paradox of Great Leadership
Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, Harvard Business Review
Leadership demands the expression of an authentic self. Try to lead like someone else—say, Jack Welch, Richard Branson, or Michael Dell—and you will fail. Employees will not follow a CEO who invests little of himself in his leadership behaviors. People want to be led by someone “real.” This
New Video-Based Courses Offered at Norquest College's Faculty of Skills and Foundational Learning
NorQuest College
A series of video-based courses have recently been made available by the Faculty of Skills and Foundational Learning at NorQuest College.
Basic Computer Skills: The videos will guide users to learn basic computer skills through stories and practice. Each video is short. After watching the stories a
Intergenerational Programs Are Key to Combating Ageism
Eisner Foundation (Generations, American Society on Aging)
This one page article offers a thorough overview of the benefits of intergenerational programming for older adults and younger people, especially when combating ageism across the groups. The article includes links to useful resources and research, including recent surveys that suggest Millennials an
Prostate Cancer & Older Adults
Centre for Studies in Aging and Health
This reading list includes links to and summaries of a variety of resources including considerations regarding prostate cancer screening, surgical, pharmacological and non-pharmacological types of treatment, rehabilitation and lifestyle choices during and after treatment, under treatment of rural an
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