By Michael Wolfson aging, aging population, hospital workers, pension, pension plans, policy, public servants, seniors, teachers
Last week the C.D. Howe Institute released a short study just in time for the finance ministers’ meeting — rolling out the tired, old argument that as people age, they do not need as much money to live as when they were younger. If only retirement were so easy.
By Réjean Hébert aging population, baby boomers, Canada Health Act, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, health service funding, homecare, long-term care
Funding home care and long-term care is fast becoming the main challenge of our outdated medicare system — a system developed in the mid-twentieth century for a young population that mostly required acute care from hospitals and physicians.
By Gregory Huyer and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault aging population, baby boomers, Canada Health Act, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, health service funding, health workforce, homecare, long-term care
We know that Canada’s population is aging. Among the many statistics that have been reported is how in 2015, the proportion of Canadian seniors surpassed that of youth under 15 for the first time. The gap will continue to widen over the next 20 years.
By Neena Chappell and Marcus J. Hollander aging population, baby boomers, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, GDP, health service funding, Healthcare Costs and Spending, homecare, long-term care, physician services, public health care
As the Canadian population continues to age, there is a need to revisit conventional thinking regarding the provision of health care services for seniors to ensure that the system is sustainable for all Canadians. There are a number of misperceptions in current thinking.
By Harvey Chochinov advance directive, Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada’s healthcare system, dementia, End of life care, health, medically assisted suicide, palliative care, Right to die, supreme court decision
On June 6, the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision making physician-hastened death legal will come into effect. A parliamentary committee asked to help the government plot how that would roll out in Canada has made some far-reaching recommendations, well beyond what was contemplated by the court in Carter v. Canada.
By Harvey Chochinov advance directive, Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada’s healthcare system, dementia, End of life care, health, medically assisted suicide, palliative care, Right to die, supreme court decision
The moment we are born, our lives take flight; and the longer we are airborne, the greater the chance of encountering turbulence along the way. While every flight is destined to land, some landings are harder to contemplate than others.