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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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Frailty: Assessment, Mitigation & Prevention Module
Canadian Frailty Network
The module will explore the concept of frailty: a condition of reduced function and health in older individuals that increases the odds of developing multiple medical conditions and affects an individual’s ability to perform activities in their daily lives.
This module will provide certified Cont
Reducing Caregiver Stress
Alzheimer Society
As a caregiver, you need to take care of yourself. You are the most important person in the life of someone living with dementia. There are things you can do to help maintain your health and well-being.
Learn about the importance of reducing stress, how to recognize its warning signs, and review t
Aging in your smart home while preserving your privacy
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
More and more smart technologies are making their way into our homes. These technologies bring together a variety of electrical devices intended for our homes, whether electronic locks that can be programmed or video doorbells that can be managed remotely, air-quality sensors, smart light bulbs that
NIA Launches New Online Calculator to Quickly Assess COVID-19 Risk When Gathering with Others
National Institute on Ageing
As Canada takes steps to safely reopen, the NIA has launched a new online tool to help individuals and families quickly assess their risk of exposure to COVID-19 when meeting or gathering with others.
This free short online risk calculator, called My COVID-19 Visit Risk Calculator, takes approximat
After the Shot: Guidance Supporting the Re-opening of Canada’s LTC Homes Following COVID-19 Vaccination
National Institute on Ageing
Long-Term Care (LTC) and retirement home settings were the epicenters of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic first and second waves. To date, over 15,200 residents and 30 staff within these settings have died of COVID-19, accounting for 59% of Canada’s overall COVID-19 deaths. Recognizing the disproporti
Maintaining social connections while benefiting from physical activity
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Maintaining meaningful relationships and social interactions and engaging in the community is one of the key themes of successful aging. But in the past year, over one-third of Canadians aged 65 and older have expressed that there had been a negative impact on their mental health since the beginning
Loneliness is strongly linked to depression among older adults, a long term study suggests
National Institute for Health Research
Depression is a major public health problem that is growing worldwide. The causes are complex and vary from person to person. However, new research estimates that up to one in five cases of depression among older adults could be prevented by reducing loneliness. The study therefore has important pub
Facilitating (and Leading) “From the Chair”
Curtis Ogden, Nonprofit Quarterly
One of the questions that often comes up in our popular workshop, Facilitative Leadership for Social Change, goes something like this, “It’s great that I’m learning all of these practical leadership and facilitation skills, but what happens when I’m not the one leading or facilitating?” Ho
Who Decides? Mapping Power and Decision Making in Nonprofits
Jon Huggett and Caitrin Moran, Nonprofit Quarterly
Editors’ note: This article, which comes from the fall 2008 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “Working Nonprofit Style,” discusses tools to improve organizational decision making.
These tools can identify who should make critical decisions and how participants should make them. The authors
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