Seniors

• Kelowna RCMP equip seniors with tools to protect themselves in wake of scam spike

  According to police, there have been well over a dozen scams since January involving seniors, possibly more that went unreported.

  Canada

  Mar 18
  
• Quebec’s action on behalf of seniors deemed insufficient: survey

  Five years after the start of the pandemic, barely a quarter of Quebecers are satisfied with the government’s action on behalf of seniors.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• B.C. falling behind on meeting seniors needs, advocate warns

  British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2024
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• Concerns raised over a lack of subacute care in Saskatchewan health care

  Concerns are growing over Saskatchewan residents who may be falling through healthcare cracks, with concern also falling over the lack of sub-acute care available.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2024
• ‘I’m abandoned’: Seniors trapped by broken elevator in Vancouver’s West End

  Some residents of the 12-storey building on Pendrell Street say they've essentially been trapped in their apartments because they can't use the steep stairway.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2024
• Cost of living pushing seniors back into workforce, B.C. non-profit says

  Mission Possible, which helps connect people in precarious life situations with stable employment, says it's seen a 55 per cent jump in the number of seniors looking for work.

  Economy

  Nov 19, 2024
• Ontario proposes fix to issue of dwindling long-term care cultural admissions

  Ontario is proposing a pilot project to tweak long-term care priority rules in order to address a problem of declining and mismatched admissions to the province's cultural homes.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
• Have you experienced ageism? B.C.’s seniors advocate wants to hear about it

  The Office of the Seniors Advocate says it wants to learn more about how ageism is affecting people's daily lives, to better inform its future work.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2024
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• 100-year-old Vernon woman discharged from hospital late at night, family was not notified

  Her daughter Carole Fawcett got a call from a nurse around 9 p.m. that evening telling her they were discharging Russell and given her age, Fawcett had concerns.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2024
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• Montreal senior residents claim cashier-less store is latest attempt at eviction

  The seniors at Mont-Carmel Residence in downtown Montreal argue a new convenience store that recently opened in their building is anything but that.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024