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Rethinking Our Supply Chains for Greater Social Impact

Vicki Pozzebon, Nonprofit Quarterly

Your recently ordered sofa might take several months to be delivered because the raw materials for the cushion stuffing are in short supply. Or, that bathroom remodel is taking extra months because the fixtures you ordered are on back order. Food, daily household items, and wares—everything is sta

Barriers to cancer care in nursing homes

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

It is common to hear that cancer develops slowly in older adults, or that the side effects of treatment do not justify subjecting them to treatments. Stopping cancer screening programs at a certain age, often around age 75, does not mean that older adults are less likely to develop cancer. The real

World Mental Health Day: 3 strategies to improve your well-being

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

Mental health and emotional well-being are critical considerations for our aging population. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over suffer from a mental disorder. October 10 is World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental

Profiles of Public Health Systems in Canadian Provinces and Territories

National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to renew and reinforce public health infrastructure in Canada and elsewhere in the world. It’s within this context that the NCCHPP joined the Platform to Monitor the Performance of Public Health Systems research project led by principal investigators

Show Me the Money? Cash-for-Care Benefits to Support Aging at Home in Canada

Shawna Ladouceur

The ongoing pandemic has brought to the fore the abysmal state of institutional long-term care (LTC) in Canada. As evidenced by the devastation, the existing system will not suffice and will certainly not hold against the advancing wave of aging Canadians. While a complete overhaul of institutional

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

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