SURVEY: COVID-19 #Not Just A Visitor: Caregiving in long-term care during lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on Canadians, including caregivers of residents in long-term care. A caregiver (also referred to as carer and care partner) is any person who takes on a generally unpaid caring role providing emotional, physical, or practical support in response to an illness, disability, or age-related needs. The purpose […]

BC budget leaves seniors behind

Toronto, ON, April 21—CanAge, Canada’s National Seniors’ Advocacy Organization, is warning that the Government of BC’s new budget leaves seniors behind in urgent areas, despite promising investments in health and homecare. Critically absent from the budget was mention of long-overdue investments in the province’s adult immunization program—BC lags behind the rest of the country in […]