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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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Caregiving in Canada: Challenges and opportunities shaping a national conversation
Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation
Caregiving is an issue that affects all Canadians. One in four Canadians is a caregiver for someone with a long-term health condition, disability or need related to aging at some point in their lives. It is estimated that 75% of care is provided by unpaid caregivers, saving Canadian healthcare syste
Report: "Safe Seniors, Strong Communities" (6-month Summary: March 27 to September 30, 2020).
Camille J. Hannah
A Report on “Safe Seniors, Strong Communities”. For the 6-Month Period Between March 27 and September 30, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many older British Columbians who normally lived independently with the help of family and friends found those supports unavailable and required more
Caregiving in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation
Read what was learned from thought leaders and advocates in the caregiving industry. In October 2020, virtual roundtables brought together thought leaders and advocates in the caregiving industry.
Push and Pull Factors Surrounding Older Adults’ Relocation to Supportive Housing: A Scoping Review
Bryan B. Franco , Jason Randle , Lauren Crutchlow , Janet Heng , Arsalan Afzal , George A. Heckman and Veronique Boscart
Supportive housing, including retirement homes and assisted living, is increasingly touted as a suitable living option for Canadian older adults. This scoping review describes the nature and content of studies that explore underlying factors that motivate older adults to relocate to supportive housi
Highlight: The Thrive Project - Healthcare utilization and health outcomes among older adults living with HIV
Thrive, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Thrive is a Community-Based Research study that aims to measure trends in healthcare utilization and health outcomes among older adults living with HIV (OALHIV) overtime and estimate potential gaps in care.
The Thrive team is currently recruiting OALHIV who have ever accessed or attempted to access
Seniors Community Action Committees (SCAC) in BC: An overview from the Provincial SCAC Working Group
Seniors Community Action Committees (SCACs) are local/regional groups (also known as Senior Planning Tables/Seniors Action Committees) that support the capacity of community to collaborate, plan, and mobilize to improve the lives of seniors. The Seniors Community Action Committees (SCAC) Provincial
Brochures: The Thrive Project - Access to home and community care services
The Thrive Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
The Thrive team engages with older adults living with HIV about their health and access to home and community care services. The team has discovered that the information on these services needs to be more readily available to the public in one place. To meet this need, they have developed a brochure
Recorded Webinar: Towards a Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
The United Nations Charter, recognizes the “fundamental human rights, and the dignity and worth of the human person”. Over the years, special UN Conventions, addressing the rights of Women, Children, Indigenous Persons and Persons with Disabilities, have been developed and adopted. To this day
Intergenerational Holiday event: Virtual Variety Show - Joke telling compilation for seniors over the holidays
Kootenay Seniors
This year has been exceptionally difficult for seniors and the upcoming holiday season without family and friends able to visit is increasing anxiety and sadness. To help share some humour and alleviate some of the feelings of isolation and loneliness over the holidays, Kootenay Seniors has decided
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