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The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the promise, reality and challenges
Karen-Marie Elah Perry
This report—The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the Promise, Reality and Challenges—shows that problems in seniors’ care are not isolated to long-term care, but are symptoms of a larger crisis in our fragmented system of home- and community-based health care.
BC Rural Health Network Newsletter July 2020
BCRHN
The BC Rural Health Network (BCRHN) consists of healthcare advocacy organizations working in cooperation with healthcare policymakers. The purpose of the Network is to promote and support a health services system that improves and sustains the health and well-being of residents of rural communities
Engaging Older Men in Physical Activity: Implications for Health Promotion Practice
Manpreet Kaur Gill Thandi, Alison Phinney, John L. Oliffe, Sabrina Wong, Heather McKay, Joanie Sims-Gould, and Simran Sahota.
According to Health Canada (2016), only about 11% of older men meet recommended guidelines for physical activity, and participation decreases as men age. This places men at considerable risk of poor health, including an array of chronic diseases. A demographic shift toward a greater population of le
Webinar: Seniors' Homelessness in BC
This webinar was broadcasted on June 25, 2020. Across North America, the number of older adults who are at-risk of or experiencing homelessness is increasing – and BC is no exception. Dr. Sarah Canham will review the current state of homelessness among older adults; present community-based researc
Academic paper: Case studies on integrating health and community-based services for older adults
Laura Kadowaki
This academic research paper examines how service delivery organizations have been able to successfully engage in integrated working to meet the needs of older adults in their communities. Integrated care initiatives usually incorporate a combination of funding, clinical, administrative, organizatio
Organization: The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network
WNHHN
The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network (WNHHN) is a collective of diverse women, including those with lived expertise, who are working to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity for women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples across Canada. On their website, they have a collectio
New program: The Smile Brain Program
West Coast Healthy Memory Society
The Smile Brain Program is a new complimentary program hosted by the West Coast Healthy Memory Society. They are currently seeking seniors aged 60 and up to join this new program, which will start on July 7th, 2020, and will continue every Tuesday and Friday from 10 am-11:30 am. The program wi
Doddery but Dear?: Examining age-related stereotypes
Centre for Ageing Better
This UK paper published in 2020 is based on a literature review conducted by Dr Hannah J Swift and Ben Steeden, School of Psychology, the University of Kent, summarising what existing research tells us about the role and impact of language and stereotypes in framing old age and ageing in the UK. Bro
Harmful Effects of Ageism on Older Persons' Health Found in 45 Countries
Yale School of Public Health
In the largest examination to date of the health consequences of ageism, or age-based bias, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found evidence that it harms the health of older people in 45 countries and across 5 continents. The study included over 7 million participants.
The analy
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