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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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Report: It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Canada
This report was released by the National Institute on Ageing, UHN’s OpenLab and its NORC Innovation Centre, and advocates for NORC as a viable option for aging in urban, suburban and rural areas.
NORC Innovation Centre at University Health Network (UHN), is Canada’s largest research hospital wi
Webinar Recording: The Case for Engaging People with Dementia in Community Support Efforts
UWBC
On November 15th we heard about the work of The Building Capacity Project as team members discussed their grassroots approach to community support with and for people with dementia. The Building Capacity Project looks at both the logistical side and the bigger picture side of how engaging and collab
Giving Care: An approach to a better caregiving landscape in Canada
Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence
Giving Care: An approach to a better caregiving landscape in Canada is the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s first policy whitepaper. The report aims to ignite a public conversation on the state of caregiving and offer potential policy solutions to address the many challenges and system
Hospice Care Alliance of British Columbia Terms of Reference
Hospice Care Alliance of British Columbia
In the Fall of 2019, the PHWG surveyed over 70 hospice organizations province-wide to get a better understanding of the current state of hospice services and programs. The hospice care current state assessment, with an unprecedented 76% response rate, revealed the strengths, gaps, challenges, and op
Report - It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Canada
National Institute on Ageing and NORC Innovation Centre
Supporting older Canadians to age in the right place will require innovative housing models and infrastructure that can support their independence, safety, health and social well-being. In this report, the NIA and the NORC Innovation Centre examine one such model: Naturally Occurring Retirement Comm
Recording: On Aging: Canadian Conversations - Social Prescribing with Dr. Kate Mulligan
Healthy Aging CORE and HelpAge Canada
This episode discusses Social Prescribing with Kate Mulligan. Social Prescribing is a holistic approach to healthcare that brings together the social and medical models of health and wellness. It provides a formal pathway for health providers to address the diverse determinants of health, using the
Ageing in the Right Place: Supporting Older Canadians to Live Where They Want
National Institute on Ageing
Supporting older adults to age in their own homes and/or communities for as long as possible, commonly referred to as “ageing in place,” can help Canada’s already-strained LTC systems. Yet doing so effectively also requires responsive systems and services that can enable what the NIA calls “
Webinar Recording: Self-Management Programs – What’s In Them For You?
Have you wondered about the many program options Self-Management BC currently offers, what happens in them, benefits to persons having difficulty managing their health, their family members & friends, and how active self-management can better support their involvement with health care providers,
Webinar Recording: Health Promotion Series: Age-friendly Communities: A Key Strategy in Promoting the Well-being of Older Adults
In September, 2022, CORE Canada launched a series of monthly 90-minute sessions focused on Mobilizing to Promote Health and Well-Being for Older Adults. This health promotion series builds on the recent webinars offered by The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) and
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