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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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BC Age-Friendly Designated Communities
Age-Friendly BC
List of the 45 BC communities that have received Age-Friendly Designation since 2012.
AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES EVALUATION GUIDE: USING INDICATORS TO MEASURE PROGRESS (2015)
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Guide focuses on one important aspect of developing and maintaining an age-friendly community: the use of indicators in planning, implementing and evaluating age-friendly community initiatives. The Guide not only provides information on how and why the use of indicators can strengthen community
BC’s Adult Guardianship Laws: Supporting Self Determination for Adults in British Columbia
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
A guide to BC's Adult Guardianship Laws
Decision Tree: Assisting an Adult Who is Abused, Neglected or Self Neglecting
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
The Decision Tree for Assisting an Adult Who is Abused, Neglected or Self Neglecting is accompanied by a series of videos that cover:
How to use the Decision Tree
Overview of Legislative Changes
The Role of Designated Agencies
The Role of the Provincial Guardian and Trustee
The Role of the Po
Thinking Outside of the Breadbox: A “how‐to” handbook for food security programming in Community Health Centres
GGTA CHC Food Security Network
The handbook provides examples of food security programs from Community Health Centres in Ontario and is meant to be used by people interested in starting up or expanding a food security program.
Who’s at Risk and What Can Be Done About It? A Review of the Literature on the Social Isolation of Different Groups of Seniors
National Seniors Council
It is estimated that up to 16% of seniors experience social isolation (Statistics Canada, 2010). Who’s at Risk and What Can Be Done About It builds on earlier work undertaken by the National Seniors Council (NSC) on the issue of the social isolation of seniors. Specifically, the current review loo
What We Heard Report: Financial Crimes and Harms Against Seniors (2019)
National Seniors Council
To inform its advice to the federal government on ways to reduce financial crimes and harms against seniors, the National Seniors Council undertook some engagement activities to hear from seniors, those who provide services to seniors, experts and federal officials. This report summarizes the discus
Angus Reid Institute Survey: Welcome or worry? Aging causes anxiety for some, while others take it in stride
Angus Reid Institute
As Canada’s Baby Boomers get older, more and more Canadians are being exposed to the practical realities of aging. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute, in a series examining aspects of the aging process, looks at some of the physical and emotional elements of this discussion. Cana
Project Impact: Healthy Aging
Healthy Aging by United Way
British Columbia’s first developmental evaluation course tailored to the needs of its expanding Community-Based Seniors’ Service (or CBSS) sector got off the ground in Vancouver in late 2018. This book presents the final reports – and the highly compelling insights – produced by this first c
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