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Aging

Don’t let seniors’ care in Canada become a private equity money maker

Quality care for seniors in nursing home at risk A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star, Waterloo Region Record and Vancouver Province Late last year, a large trans-national insurance company, Anbang, announced its intention to purchase a majority interest in Retirement Concepts, a Canadian for-profit nursing home chain.  Retirement Concepts currently receives funding from a […]

Exercise is not just for the fit, it helps the frail elderly and critically ill too

In-bed cycling in critical care units could be a way to improve patient health and save money A version of this commentary appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, the Huffington Post and Vancouver Province  Frail and critically ill patients can safely bike in the intensive care unit, even early in their ICU stay.  These are the […]

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.

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.