Aging Well: Celebrating the Young at Heart
In Aging Well’s May issue, you’ll find more information about OSSCO©©©’s “It’s not right!” workshop facilitated at Kiwanis Seniors’ Centre in London, Ontario. During this lunch & learn session, Elizabeth
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May 2019
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Apr 2019
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Ageism: A ‘Prevalent & Insidious’ Health Threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines ageism as the stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination towards people on the basis of age. The WHO has begun four studies to define ageism and
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Apr 2019
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The Impact Assessment Act in the Senate
Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, is
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Apr 2019
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A New Era of Canadian Senior Care
Seniors in Canada are living longer and healthier lives than ever. Learn about OSSCO©©© and other organizations making a difference in the elder health care industry. Link: http://www.personalhealthnews.ca/education-and-advocacy/a-new-era-of-canadian-senior-care/5ebeb6065f64f2346dbb00ab789cf001
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Apr 2019
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Let seniors, and plenty of other people, share housing
Earlier this year, Ontario MPP Lindsey Park (Durham) received enthusiastic support for her bill from the floor to allow unrelated people to purchase homes together. The story which she shared
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Apr 2019
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Federal budget makes it easier for working seniors to keep more of their money
For several years, OSSCO©©© has highlighted at the Federal Seniors Advisory Committee the negative tax impact on seniors receiving Guaranteed Income Supplement. We were pleased to learn in the recent
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Apr 2019
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Innovative Toronto housing program that matches students and seniors needs $90, 000 to continue
At OSSCO©©©’s Symposium: Best Practices on Loneliness and Social Isolation, OSSCO©©© introduced you to Heather Thompson from Halton Region, Ontario’s 1st WHO accredited Home Share Program. We are pleased to
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Mar 2019
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Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Toolkit
Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Toolkit. Service Canada has soft-launched a new CPPD Toolkit with specific spections for clients and their support networks, and health care professionals. This new toolkit was
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Mar 2019
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What Older Long Term Unemployed Adults Need to Enhance Economic Opportunities
What Older Long Term Unemployed Adults (50-70) Need to Enhance Economic Opportunities: Project Overview & Outcomes of an Ontarion Trillium Foundation SEED Grant. OSSCO©©© identified a need to help older unemployed
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Mar 2019
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Roadmap for Information Decision Making
Roadmap for Information Decision Making activity provided both a learning and teaching opportunity to help older people better understand changes in their decision-making processes as they aged.Click on the report
