Tag Archives: seniors

Backgrounder Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat Backgrounder: Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat
By Elnaz Shadabi
Backgrounder: The Concept of “Frailty” and How it Can Help Reform our Health System Backgrounder: The Concept of “Frailty” and How it Can Help Reform our Health System
By Lee Tunstall

Managing Healthcare: Why Brains and Money Aren’t Enough

June 27, 2017

How improving healthcare for the frail elderly can also cut costs

June 6, 2017

How can we overcome an ageist healthcare system?

April 19, 2017

Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, a geriatrician in Halifax and Researcher with the Canadian FRAILTY NETWORK says that an ageist attitude is an underlying cause of unsuitable healthcare for older patients.

Don’t let seniors’ care in Canada become a private equity money maker Don’t let seniors’ care in Canada become a private equity money maker
By Margaret McGregor and Lisa Ronald
Canada needs a comprehensive strategy to improve prescription drug safety for seniors Canada needs a comprehensive strategy to improve prescription drug safety for seniors
By Nicole F. Bernier

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.

Celebrate-a-New-Year-by-putting-end-of-life-wishes-at-the-top-of-your-to-do-list Celebrate a New Year by putting end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list
By John Muscedere

Kicking off the New Year is a good time to put the task of making your end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list.

Frailty-and-the-new-Ageism Frailty and the new ageism
By Kenneth Rockwood

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
By John Muscedere and Fred Horne

Addressing the specific needs of Canada’s frail older adults would improve health outcomes and quality of life ― and reduce health costs


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