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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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The Guide to the DTC and RDSP for Newcomers with Disabilities
Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA)
The Guide to the DTC and RDSP for Newcomers with Disabilities was designed to help frontline workers in settlement agencies and advocates introduce newcomers with disabilities to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).The guide will help settlement workers sha
Alignment of the Healthy Aging Framework and a Recovery-Orientated System of Care
Healthy Aging Alberta
Alignment of the Healthy Aging Framework and a Recovery-Orientated System of Care
Mental Health Inequity and Loneliness and How That Effects Our Society
Nobel Conference 58- Gustavus Adolfus College
Mental Health Inequity and Loneliness and How That Effects Our Society
Rehabilitation strategies post-stroke
McMaster University
Stroke affects up to 10% of older adults in Canada, making it the third leading cause of death nationally and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. For many people, recovery from the initial event is just the beginning of a longer period of rehabilitation to restore lost function caused
In older people, some types of therapy improved loneliness and social support in long-term care or community settings
McMaster University
Review questionIn older people, do any types of therapy reduce loneliness and social isolation?BackgroundLoneliness and social isolation are common in older adults. Both loneliness and social isolation can increase a person’s risk for serious health conditions, hospitalization, and death.Reducing
Dementia Resources and Information in Multiple Languages
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Alzheimer Society of Canada has put out a one pager on the basic facts around Dementia: Dementia information in Hindi, Chinese and more languages | Alzheimer Society of CanadaThis one-page document will introduce you to the basic facts around dementia, including the differences between dementia and
Preventing Loneliness in People Tackling Dementia
International Federation on Ageing
Living with dementia shouldn’t mean that you or a loved one has to stop doing the things you or they love. But often a diagnosis of one of the types of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, can leave you feeling unsure about what happens next. Fear of becoming confused while out and about, a lo
Breaking Barriers: A Conversation About Mental Health and Women of Colour
Room For Her
An expert panel discusses how to decrease stigma and increase access to quality mental health care for women of colour.Women of colour face systemic, cultural and economic barriers in accessing mental health care. Therapy still remains relatively expensive and it is difficult to find women of colour
How To Support Women of Colour in the Workplace
Mackenzie Patterson, Room for Her
Women still face unique challenges in the workplace today. However, being a woman of colour (WOC) adds another layer of disadvantage that can make it even more challenging to succeed at work.It’s time we recognize the systemic barriers standing in the way for WOC. In this article, we’ll explore
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