Exercise is not just for the fit, it helps the frail elderly and critically ill too
Canada needs a comprehensive strategy to improve prescription drug safety for seniors
Four years ago, at age 84, my dad survived a severe stroke. The downside is that during his hospital stay this otherwise fit person was put on a drug regimen and has been taking nine prescription drugs a day ever since.
Frailty and the new ageism
Should medicine be ageist? A young trainee doctor recently proposed to me that it should. Healthcare is overstretched, she argued. “We can’t do everything for everyone, so why spend money on old people, who have little chance of benefit?”
Why ‘frailty’ matters
Addressing the specific needs of Canada’s frail older adults would improve health outcomes and quality of life ― and reduce health costs
Re-thinking care for Canada’s aging population
As the population ages, there is a growing belief that a tsunami of elderly patients will bankrupt the healthcare system, but evidence shows that this is a misconception.
How can we change the health workforce to serve our aging population?
As the population ages, experts say that the current institutional model of care needs to change to better support aging patients.
Do we really need an expanded CPP?
The Fraser Institute has argued recently that the federal government has failed to make a convincing case for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) expansion.
New Health Accord should reject per capita funding model — and consider frailty instead
When the previous Health Accord expired in 2014, the Harper government unilaterally established a new funding model for federal health transfer payments to the provinces and territories based on an equal per capita basis.
The good, the bad and the unintended consequences of an expanded CPP
Amazingly, eight of ten provincial finance ministers and the federal government have agreed to a modest increase in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
