Elder Care
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‘Invisible and forgotten’: B.C. seniors falling through the cracks, advocate warnsSeniors in British Columbia are feeling "invisible and forgotten" as they fall thorough the cracks in existing provincial support systems, their advocate says.PoliticsJun 5, 2024
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Conversations with Alexa: How robots are helping Canada’s aging population connectAfter the COVID-19 pandemic pushed care homes in Canada to the brink, robots and artificial intelligence are increasingly filling in gaps for the aging population.TechDec 22, 2022
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N.B. seniors advocate calls resident’s death following several assaults preventableNew Brunswick's child, youth and seniors advocate says the death of a resident in a nursing home that resulted from several assaults was preventable.HealthJan 27, 2022
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Nearly 80% of Winnipeg care homes dealing with COVID-19 outbreaksAccording to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, there are active COVID-19 outbreaks at 31 of Winnipeg's 39 personal care homes.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Peterborough-area health coalitions calling on province to fix issues with long-term careHealth coalitions in Peterborough, Northumberland and Kawartha Lakes are calling on the province to ensure a minimum of 70 per cent of staff at each LTC are full-time.HealthJun 22, 2021
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As baby boomers age, cost of elder care could soon double in Canada: studyA new study commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association predicts the cost of elder care will nearly double by 2031, going from $30 billion per year to close to $60 billion.CanadaMar 25, 2021
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Some New Brunswick elder-care workers left out of pandemic wage top-up: unionThe workers were left out of a program funded by the federal government that would boost their monthly take-home pay by up to $500.HealthDec 29, 2020
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That’s it, back to Winnipeg: Toronto woman comes home after 30 years to support aging parents during pandemicA Toronto woman has decided to come home to Winnipeg after over three decades away to care for her aging parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthOct 21, 2020
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Canadian patients suffering, sometimes dying, with bedsoresRecent deaths allegedly linked to bedsores have put the spotlight on this continuing problem in health care.HealthJul 17, 2019
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Canadian study suggests the term ‘palliative care’ needs rebrandingA perception of palliative care as being synonymous with death is preventing many patients from accessing therapies aimed at improving their quality of life, researchers say.HealthApr 19, 2016
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