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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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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
Altogether Better Working Together to Create Healthier People and Communities (UK)
Altogether Better
Altogether Better has delivered an innovative two year programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund (UK), working with citizens and services keen to find new ways to improve the health and well-being of their local community. Citizens have joined the work as volunteers in different ways in different set
The Waverton Hub Manual: Ageing well in your own neighbourhood
Waverton Hub
The Waverton Hub is a mutual organisation of residents of Waverton, Wollstonecraft and neighbouring areas in Sydney, Australia. As we grow older, we members of the Hub are helping each other to enjoy our lives, stay in our own homes for as long as we can, to be as healthy as we can, and achieve al
Angus Reid Institute: Caregiving in Canada: As population ages, one-in-four Canadians over 30 are looking after loved ones
Angus Reid Institute
Three years ago, Canada quietly crossed a critical demographic threshold. For the first time, there were officially more seniors – those 65 and over –than children –those 14 and under –in the country. As population trends skew older, a new study from the Angus Reid Institute finds most Cana
Angus Reid Institute: As Canadians age, struggles over access to health care extend to prescription drugs
Angus Reid Institute
As the federal government’s Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare calls for a universal, single-payer system for prescription drug coverage in Canada, a new report from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute – part of its ongoing series on access to and perceptions of health
Angus Reid Institute: Access to health care a significant problem for one-in-five Canadians 55 and older
Angus Reid Institute
This study focuses on the health care experiences of older Canadians, as well as their assessments of the quality of care they receive. The study finds more than 2 million Canadians aged 55 and older face significant barriers when accessing the health care system in their province, such as being una
Living arrangements of seniors - Special Report (Census 2011)
Statistics Canada
Families, households and marital status, Structural type of dwelling and collectives, 2011 Census of Population.
The 2011 Census of Population counted nearly 5 million (4,945,000) seniors aged 65 and over in Canada. Of these individuals, 92.1% lived in private households or dwellings (as part of co
Home health care and related services, 2017
Statistics Canada
The aging Canadian population is driving the demand for home health care and related services.From 1971 to 2018, the proportion of seniors (those aged 65 and older) increased from 7.9% to 17.2%. This proportion is projected to reach at least 22.7% by 2033, when the entire baby boomer cohort will be
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