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A recent study has found that Canadians are highly motivated to save money in preparation of long-term care. (Shutterstock)

Older Canadians’ savings are shaped by their long-term care preferences

Marie-Louise Leroux, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Bertrand Achou, University of Groningen; Franca Glenzer, HEC Montréal; Minjoon Lee, Carleton University, and Philippe De Donder, Toulouse School of Economics – École d'Économie de Toulouse

While both nursing homes and home care impose financial burdens, their differing structures can influence how older Canadians save money.
Mary-Lou McCullagh, 83, inside her Ventura, California home, in isolation because of COVID-19. She and her husband Bob, 84, greet the little boy who lives across the street. Getty Images / Brent Stirton

Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging

Caroline Cicero, University of Southern California and Paul Nash, University of Southern California

What’s in a word? Plenty, when it comes to the choices we use to describe people over 60. Stigma against older people that has been evident during the COVID-19 pandemic shows why it’s time to change.

Related Topics

  1. Aging
  2. Coronavirus
  3. COVID-19
  4. Long-term care
  5. media analysis
  6. Older people
  7. Pandemic
  8. queue jumping
  9. Saving money
  10. Seniors

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