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By getting involved, you can directly impact the seniors’ community and make a difference to the lives of people as we age.
10
Sep
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, July 17, 2019 – The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) today releases the final report, Class Actions: Objectives, Experience, and Reforms. The LCO report is the first independent, comprehensive assessment of Ontario’s Class Proceedings Act (CPA) in 27 years. Since that time, class actions have grown dramatically in volume, complexity and impact in Ontario and […]
10
Sep
Care Watch Ontario advocates for high quality, affordable, and equitable access to home and community care within any structure the Province adopts. In the July/August 2019 issue of Care Watch Ontario, you can read about the planned Ontario Health Teams – one of the proposed solutions for ending hallway medicine and other problems besetting health care in Ontario. […]
03
Sep
Care Watch Ontario advocates for a comprehensive and equitable system of home care and community support services to help older adults age safely in their own homes and communities and to keep them out of institutions. Policies and funding for health care, affordable housing, and a range of other services directly and indirectly affect home […]
31
Aug
In celebration of National Seniors Day on October 1, Sanofi Pasteur is creating a larger-than-life, domino-inspired photo exhibit that celebrates seniors while also raising awareness of the burden of flu, the domino effect it has on their lives, and the importance of protecting them and keeping them active, healthy and independent. The photo exhibit will […]
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Aug
16
Aug
The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) is a solution accelerator in the longevity sector, helping Canadian and global innovators test, develop and validate their products, practices and services. In CABHI’s recent blog post, four apps among more than 210 CABHI supported projects are highlighted. These apps help impact the lives of older […]
07
Aug
Heart to Home Meals sponsored a competition this year for students to submit videos showcasing their relationship with older people. In April 2019, 4 judge panelists, which included Elizabeth Macnab, Executive Director OSSCO©©©, reviewed the 5 finalists and selected the top 3 videos which fulfilled the competition’s criteria. The Show a Little Heart Video Competition […]
01
Aug
After many months, the long awaited Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry Report was released. The 1,500 page, four-volume report addressed systemic vulnerabilities and the 91 recommendations are built around four strategies: prevention, awareness, deterrence and detection. While the report identified systematic gaps and recommendations to prevent these horrific events from occurring again, the report missed […]
01
Aug
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Jul
Today, OBSI released its first ever ‘Seniors Report’ with demographic and case data collected for 2017 and 2018 using the age of 60 as the threshold age for a senior. Older Canadians are more likely to file complaints about financial services and accounted for 38% of complaints that OBSI received over a two year period. […]