Positive and negative stereotypes about aging have cultural and political implications that determine how societies care for their older generations.
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Locking individuals into the narrative of age as a vulnerability means inevitably creating ageist stereotypes.
For workers in long-term care homes, distress due to difficult working conditions is often dismissed as a part of the job description.
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The oldest person in the world, Kane Tanaka of Japan, died in April 2022 at 119 years. The record of Jeanne Calment of France, who died at 122, has stood for almost 25 years. Will it be beaten?
RSV is the leading cause for hospital stays in infants in developed countries.
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As visits to emergency departments surge — and in some cases overwhelm hospitals — here are answers to frequently asked questions about Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Whether you’re 16 going on 17 or 79 going on 80, singing classics and new numbers virtually with a group brings joy.
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I’m happy again: A pandemic-induced move to virtual music theatre presents a paradigm shift for the genre, yet reveals surprising benefits in facilitating new access to music in community.
In ‘Grace and Frankie,’ the protagonists design a vibrator for use by older people.
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Technologies are now ubiquitous in everyday modern life, but ageism means that older adults are excluded from the design of the technologies that they use.
Former president Donald Trump arrives for the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, NJ., in July 2022.
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Many of the world’s most powerful and aspiring leaders are aging or elderly men. That’s a big problem.
Missing person calls involving an individual with dementia increased by between 10 and 50 per cent across all Ontario regions over the last five years.
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With an increasing number of people living with dementia worldwide and in Canada, it’s crucial to find ways to promote community awareness and prevent people with dementia from getting lost.
Reflection Rooms are evidence-based, participatory art installations that help people express emotions about death and dying.
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Reflection Rooms support people making sense of experiences related to dying and death. They provide an immersive space to read stories written by others and write and share their own stories.
Elderly long-term renters are facing the very real risk of homelessness as skyrocketing rents encourage landlords to sell.
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Delirium doesn’t just harm vulnerable seniors. It prolongs hospital stays, ties up beds and clogs emergency rooms. Mandating senior-friendly hospital care protects patients and the health-care system.
The need for friendship does not diminish with age.
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Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
Frailty is a state of reduced physical function for seniors living independently in the community. It can affect endurance, balance, cognition or social engagement.
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Frailty — the physical limitations of seniors living in the community — needs to be assessed before it can be addressed with social and health support. Virtual assessments can speed up this process.
On top of struggling to pay rent and mortgage, seniors are having trouble affording basic necessities.
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Canadians need to take steps to better address the financial insecurity of seniors. Otherwise, Canada may encounter a growing tide of desperate seniors in the near future.
A worker is seen cleaning surfaces inside a long-term care home.
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Residents of group homes and long-term care are at high risk for COVID-19. But an important aspect has been left out of Public Health Ontario’s guidance for these facilities: indoor air quality.
Russell Wait in his Eremophila garden.
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Coronavirus has disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable seniors. We need socially innovative solutions to redesign long-term care and help seniors age safely and with dignity.