Tag Archives: seniors assistance

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.

Will senior care in Canada break the bank? Will senior care in Canada break the bank?
By Neena Chappell

We have to integrate homecare within a more flexible funding system so that people can be kept at home if they choose — and receive the care they need.

The inconsistencies of Canadian healthcare. The inconsistencies of Canadian healthcare
By Robert Brown
What do Canadians need from pension reform What do Canadians need from pension reform?
By Robert Brown

Pension reform continues to hold interest across the country, especially given the willingness of the federal Conservatives to at least talk about expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).

The real costs of informal caregiving in Canada The real costs of informal caregiving in Canada
By Nicole F. Bernier

The phenomenon is not exactly marginal: according to a recently released government report, one in every three workers in Canada is assisting a chronically disabled person — many of them seniors — with transportation, household maintenance or day-to-day tasks.

Pros and cons of an expanded Canada Pension Plan Pros and cons of an expanded Canada Pension Plan
By Robert Brown

The Conservative government has announced it would like to have a dialogue with Canadians about a potential expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). While this, in itself, is a purely political action — since it commits the government to nothing — it is worth looking at what the possible outcomes might be.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada
By Neena Chappell

Often what seniors need to stay in their homes longer are services that provide social care rather than medical care. We are not very good at funding these services even though they are cheaper to provide.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada
By Neena Chappell

Old people — just like all the rest of us — don’t want to end up in an institution. We want to stay in our home when we need care.

Will senior care in Canada break the bank?

April 19, 2015

Will the cost of senior care in Canada one day break the bank? Probably not, contrary to common perceptions.

Rethinking long-term care for seniors in Canada

January 29, 2015

Most people hope to be able to age in their own home. But seniors and their families don’t always have that choice. Four health care policy experts, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault, Dr. Robyn Tamblyn, Dr. Neena Chappell and Dr. Michel Grignon, believe it is time to rethink the philosophy behind long term care in Canada.