Two years is a long time to wait between the first symptom of dementia and a diagnosis – precious time when 62-year-old Lou Grieve might have received medication and made plans for her future. But the time lapse wasn’t because she and ...

As a lead hand in the security department at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre in Hamilton Ontario, Jason regularly assists patients with dementia, an age-related disease that affects cognitive ability. Often, individuals with dementia become so confused or frightened ...

Serious fractures, especially hip fractures, are a consequence of osteoporosis and all too common among our elderly population in Canada. For an elderly patient, a serious fracture often means a long stay in hospital and being unable to return to ...

Homes and condos wired with sensors and remotely monitored by clinicians could signal a whole new approach to healthcare that gives Canadian seniors the support they need to age safely at home. Health care organizations across Canada are urgently seeking creative ...

With boomers getting older, and more women entering middle age, there is a growing demand to address the health care needs of mature women — a topic that is typically not discussed. However, a program at Mount Sinai Hospital is changing ...

Seniors occupy an ever-increasing proportion of acute-care hospital beds, and with current demographic trends, the situation will increase even more in the future. But if families can help their senior loved one prepare in advance for a trip to the ...

A fall related hip fracture is a life-changing event for older adults, and can result in significant personal consequences.  Despite advances in surgical techniques and medical care for such injuries, as many as 20 percent of people die in the ...

A new website has been launched to help teens and their healthy parent cope with unresolved tragedy after early-onset dementia strikes the other parent. Dr. Tiffany Chow is the driving force behind When Dementia is in the House. An expert in ...

When Barb Goersch heard of an opportunity to be part of a new program specifically designed to provide care to seniors at risk, she knew she had to help. No stranger to volunteer service, Barb has volunteered at Trillium Health ...

Volunteers have been a valued part of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s busy Emergency Department (ED) for many years. Almost 50 individuals volunteer in the ED on a regular basis, directing patients and providing comfort. However, in recent years these Volunteers ...