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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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What is an 8 80 city?
8 80 Cities
Watch this informative trailer video that will be relevant to Age-Friendly Communities and Transportation groups about building communities that are people-friendly rather than car-friendly. Creating successful, sustainable cities for all ages of people is vital and doable - especially using the 8 8
HSO Releases Results of Nationwide Survey on New Long-Term Care Standards
The National Institute on Ageing
In Canada, we are on the precipice of long-overdue reform, improvement and progress in our systems of long-term care. Over the past few months, 16,093 Canadians participated in shaping the future of long-term care—sharing their perspectives, experiences, needs and hopes for Canada's new National L
CanAge tackles misinformation about UTIs and severe health outcomes
CanAge
CanAge has published a series of educational papers about Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and the serious threat they pose to seniors, especially those in congregate care settings.
UTIs are one of the most common types of infections in the world and, in seniors, can result in serious complications
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
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