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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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[Course] Diversity and dementia
Alzheimer Society
Learn about dementia care and support within ethno-racialized populations
[Article] Transitions in Later Life: Driving cessation
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The Bottom LineDriving cessation is a major later-life transition potentially affecting perceived independence, mood, and social connectionSupport groups and educational resources might help reduce depression and ease this transitionInitiating planning in advance, exploring transportation alternativ
[Course] Anxiety Disorders
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Learn the signs, symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
[Videos] Palliative care videos
Health Canada
About palliative carePalliative care is a holistic approach that treats a person with serious illness of any age, and in any setting. It involves a range of care providers and includes the person's unpaid caregivers.If you have a serious illness, palliative care can:help improve your quality of life
[Course] Foundational Skills for the Substance Use, Treatment, and Recovery Workforce
British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) has launched a new, free online course to build foundational knowledge and skills for working in substance use treatment and recovery services across British Columbia.Foundational Skills for the Substance Use, Treatment, and Recovery Workforce is a new, free se
[Report] Act on Care: Insights and Actions From the 2025 Canadian Caregiving Summit
Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence
The Canadian Caregiving Summit brought together more than 500 caregivers, care providers, systems leaders, policymakers, and researchers from across the country. Across aging, disability, and healthcare communities, we gathered with a shared purpose: to make caregiving a national priority. From the
[Webinar Recording] From Vision to Action: Harnessing the Healthy Aging Framework for Strategic Planning
Healthy Aging Alberta
Participants will have the opportunity to explore the Healthy Aging Framework Digital Tool and discover how it can enhance their work for strategic planning.
[Handbook] Healthy Eating for Seniors
Province of British Columbia
The Healthy Eating for Seniors handbook includes recipes, menu plans, and information on optimal nutrition. The handbook is available in English and French and has also been culturally adapted and translated into Chinese and Punjabi.You can download your own copy of the handbook:Healthy Eating for S
[Recording] Advance Planning: Wills, Power of Attorney, Joint Bank Accounts and Representation Agreements
United Way BC
Advance Planning can help to ensure your wishes will be respected if you were to become incapable and when you pass away. Presented by Marie-Noël Campbell, Executive Director and Lawyer at Seniors First BC, this presentation went over advance planning tools such as Joint Bank Accounts, Wills, Powe
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