Keeping older Canadians in the headlines
CanAge is a go-to media commentator on breaking issues affecting our members. Bringing attention to seniors’ issues, and making people listen, is a core part of what we do.
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Below is some of our media coverage, organized by newest first:
Restrictions change for long-term care home visits: Mask rules relaxed, no need to book ahead
Via CTV VANCOUVER — It’s been a long time since Brenda Howard has been able to visit her 96-year-old mom at her care home
New simulation lab will study prevention of disease in long-term care homes
Via CBC The University of New Brunswick lab will replicate long-term care settings with robotic simulators. Researchers at the University of New Brunswick will
‘It’s really gotten worse’
The pandemic has spawned a host of problems — to say the least. Yet it also has exacerbated an ongoing problem in Canada, affecting
A look at the 2021 Federal and British Columbia Budgets
Brett Book, CanAge Policy Advisor recently wrote an article for the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, examining the recently announced Federal and British Columbia
‘We’re really discarded’ – an 83-year-old on taxes and discrimination against singles
So far, her campaign has generated a few radio interviews and this column, plus some moral support from a seniors advocacy group called CanAge.
They were sicker and more vulnerable. So why did long-term-care patients see fewer doctors during COVID’s first wave?
“When you look at a report like this you see so starkly how we have left older Canadians to die,” said Laura Tamblyn Watts,