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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: In Community - Information and Referral Services for Seniors in British Columbia
411 Seniors Centre, SFU STAR Institute
The In Community - Information and Referral (I&R) Services for Seniors in British Columbia report summarizes I&R activities to help identify the key issues and areas affecting seniors in order to shape future support and service delivery in the context of the rapid shift from in-person activ
Report and Executive Summary: Rising to the Challenge - How BC's CBSS agencies stepped up during Covid-19
United Way of Lower Mainland, Dialogues in Action
The purpose of this study was to undertake a province-wide project to gather data about the effectiveness and responsiveness of the CBSS sector in addressing the needs of vulnerable seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The task was to understand the impact of the sector in its ability to be strateg
Federalism as a Strength: A Path Toward Ending the Crisis in Long-Term Care
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
In the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 80 percent of Canadian deaths occurred in long-term care facilities. There have been calls for the federal government to play a stronger role, but this is complicated by the fact that provinces have adopted a wide range of long-term care
Technology Together: A Project Level Evaluation
Vinal K Karania
Technology Together is a digital inclusion project that was delivered between April 2014 and October 2014 across five areas of England. The project was delivered by five Age UK Brand Partners: London, North Craven, Salford, South Tyneside and Wirral. The project was funded by money raised by Age UK
LGBTQI2S people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers across Canada
Ashley Flanagan & Celeste Pang
Recognizing the gap in current understandings of living and/or caring within the intersections of LGBTQI2S identities and dementia, in 2020 Egale Canada and the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University teamed up to conduct national research into the experiences of LGBTQI2S people living wi
Free tax clinics, Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
CRA (Canada Revenue Agency)
Getting taxes done on time is important, especially for those receiving entitled benefit and credit payments.
Those with modest incomes and simply tax situations could be eligible to have volunteers do their taxes through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP).
This year (2021), m
Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions
Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
The Rural Ontario Institute and the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition collaborated on a project to share knowledge of effective models and emerging innovation in rural regional
transportation. “Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions”, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation was d
Loneliness Monetisation Report
Sebastien Peytrignet, Simon Garforth-Bles, Kieran Keohane
This report estimates the costs associated with loneliness stemming from impacts on subjective wellbeing, health and productivity. These are estimated using best-practice techniques endorsed by the HM Treasury Green Book.
International Review of Seniors Strategies that Support Ethno-cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Seong-gee Um, Jessica Lee, & Poussy Boulos
Growing ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity among older population groups is an experience shared by countries of immigration like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S.). These international jurisdictions have introduced a range of national-level
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