Canada Seniors
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Antidepressants more likely to be prescribed to LTC residents than other seniors: reportSeniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community.HealthOct 20, 2022
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Baby boomers now less than 25% of Canada’s population, 2021 census data showsThe latest census data from 2021 shows for the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up less than a quarter of the country's population.CanadaApr 27, 2022
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Canada’s proportion of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes top 16 other nations: studyAs of May 25, long-term care residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in the country, compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.CanadaJun 25, 2020
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Seniors need more than one-time top-ups if coronavirus pandemic lingers: advocates"Canadian seniors have been counting on the much overdue increase to OAS and perhaps never before has that increase been needed so much," CanAge's CEO said.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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Peter Watts: A National Seniors StrategyA House of Commons committee has drafted a report calling for a national strategy to address the challenges of an aging population.Apr 21, 2018
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Retraining Canada’s older workers could help boost national economy by $65B: report74 per cent of Canada's older workers would be willing to learn new skills to continue working, 47 per cent of workers aged 50-75 would keep working if they could do so part time.CanadaDec 15, 2017
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Canadians can expect a tax hike as senior population grows: reportAs the country's population ages, Canadians can expect taxes to increase as budgets for health care, education and child benefits are squeezed.CanadaNov 21, 2017
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Bob Layton Editorial: Grey powerBlaming seniors for government ineptitude.Nov 2, 2017
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Is Canada’s health-care system ready for our rapidly greying population?Here's why experts say Canada's health-care system isn't ready to meet the needs of our rapidly aging population.CanadaMay 5, 2017
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