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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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Contribute to HSO's National Long-Term Care Services Standard
National Long-Term Care Services Standard
Engage with Us
Find out how you can keep engaged and contribute to HSO’s National Long-Term Care Services Standard. Throughout the development of HSO’s National Long-Term Care Services Standard we are committed to hearing the voices of all - through our successful inaugural National Survey that
Dementia Friendly Care: Methods to Improve Stakeholder Engagement and Decision Making
Anthea Innes, Sarah Kate Smith, Sophie Bushell, Salford Institute for Dementia and Ageing, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Abstract: Dementia friendly (DF) is a term that has been increasingly used in the international literature to describe approaches that include and involve people living with dementia within their communities and wider society. How to support the involvement of people living with dementia to achieve
LGBTQ2+ communities in Canada: A demographic snapshot
Statistics Canada
A new demographic snapshot has been released by Statistics Canada regarding LGBTQ2+ communities in Canada.
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The Hidden Cost of DEI Work—And What to Do about It
Andrea J. Rogers and Tiloma Jayasinghe, Nonprofit Quarterly
Learn about the known and hidden costs of organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work and recommendations for change.
Demand for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work has risen exponentially since the murder of George Floyd and the racial uprisings that followed. As nonprofit
Undoing Structural Racism: The Need for Systemic Change in Housing Policy
Josh Silver, Nonprofit Quarterly
This article was co-produced and co-published with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
In this review of a set of essays by leading housing justice advocates, Josh Silver examines the microdynamics of structural racism in housing. To end endemic racism, Silver contends, change must occur
Treating symptoms of depression in people with dementia: Are non-drug strategies a promising option?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The Bottom Line
Worldwide, 24 million of the 50 million people living with dementia will experience depressive symptoms with or without a formal depression diagnosis.
Both drug and non-drug strategies exist for the treatment of depressive symptoms in people with dementia.
In people with dementi
Stepping Up: Early Foundation Learnings about Partnerships from COVID-19
Katie Allan Zobel, Nonprofit Quarterly
Nationwide, the past year and a half has been marked by both COVID-19 and a rising movement against anti-Black racism. Both have driven home the dire need to advance equity. In western Massachusetts, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) affirmed our commitment to racial justice w
Should I stay or should I go? 3 housing strategies for older adults
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Many older adults prefer to age at home for as long as possible and there are several advantages for doing so: a feeling of belonging, participation in community life, neighbourhood support and better physical and mental health. It is estimated that about 90% of people aged 65 and over still live in
What design for aging gets horribly wrong
Riley Gibson, Fast Company
Ten thousand people are turning 65 every day in the United States, and all boomers will be 65 by 2030, but the realities of life after 65 often look far richer and more diverse than our cultural stereotypes would suggest. Older adults are living longer, and they have big and dynamic goals and aspira
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