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Aging in place needs more than good intentions — it needs smart infrastructure

Supportive smart homes should be treated as core infrastructure in modern aging policy By Dr. Frank Knofel s aging faster than our systems are adapting. Nearly one in four Canadians will be over age 65 within the next decade. Research consistently shows that most older adults want...

Canada’s Hospitals Can’t Solve the Seniors Care Crisis Alone

Across Canada, hospitals are under enormous pressure, with lengthy wait times and beds filled well beyond capacity. While there are many reasons for this strain, one factor is impossible to ignore. Our healthcare system is increasingly relying on hospitals to solve a seniors care...

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Small Care Homes to support aging population

HN Summary • Vancouver Coastal Health is launching Small Care Homes, a home-like long-term care...

Hospital to Home program aims to reduce ER visits

HN Summary • Windsor Regional Hospital, in partnership with SE Health, has launched the Hospital...

Compassionate Care for Older Adults with Dementia

HN Summary • Baycrest’s interdisciplinary, resident-centred approach addresses the behavioural symptoms of dementia by identifying...

Slower-walking seniors at risk for falls benefit most from home-based exercise program

HN Summary • New research shows a home-based strength and balance exercise program can significantly...

Are we entering a new era of dementia treatment?

A Q&A with Sunnybrook Neurologists Over the next five years, researchers estimate that more than...

Toronto hosts global forum advancing assistive technology in ALS care

In early December, Toronto was host to the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations Annual...

Reimagining hospital care for an aging population

HN Summary • Mackenzie Health is transforming hospital care for older adults, who make up...

CABHI’s Ignite Program Now Open to Drive Innovations in Aging and Brain Health

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) has officially launched a new...

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers – trauma-informed workplaces are a solution

Canada’s primary healthcare crisis has garnered news headlines and political attention, but an equally...

Canadian startup launches wearable to improve gait and reduce falls in older adults

PhysioBiometrics Inc. has launched Heel2Toe™, a wearable therapeutic device designed to assess and train...

AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes

New tech from Waterloo researchers allows doctors to detect early signs of health issues...

Easy to install and retrofit home emergency call sysytem with EnOcean technology

In care facilities and serviced apartments quick help in an emergency counts. Modern home...

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New approach opens door to better-targeted treatments and faster drug discovery for complex diseases

McGill University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can identify small groups of cells most responsible...

Canadian Cancer Society urges lowering colorectal cancer screening age to 45

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is calling on provinces and territories to lower the...

Unleashing natural killer cells against cancer

Scientists have developed a strategy to boost the cancer-fighting power of natural killer (NK)...

Doctors report false health information, lack of health data sharing put patient care at risk

Canada's doctors are concerned that false health information and disconnected health systems are putting...