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The Government of Canada highlights National Caregiver Day on April 5th each year. Minister of Seniors Kamal Khera, along with Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett, issued the following statement: Today is National Caregiver Day and we would like to thank the millions […]
When you are young, you tend to think that seniors have a nice easy life. They have come to the time in their life where they can sit back and relax, and enjoy time with their loved ones. With the onset of COVID-19 that was certainly not the case for many seniors. Many were left […]
As we reach the one year mark of COVID-19 lockdowns, and as vaccine rollout ramps up, many are considering how life will be different post-pandemic. New research from Home Instead, Inc.1 confirms that Canadian seniors – the demographic hardest-hit by the pandemic – are re-evaluating what’s important as they age. Approximately two-thirds (69 per cent) of […]
More than 20% of Canadians 55 and up are considering tapping into their home’s equity to pay for in-home care due to COVID-19, and HomeEquity Bank, provider of the CHIP Reverse Mortgage, has published an informative book designed to help this demographic at a time when 93%1 of Canadians are looking to age in place. Home […]
From Facebook to food delivery apps and fitness trackers, older Canadians have upped their use of many technologies and online services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new AGE-WELL poll conducted by Environics Research in July 2020 shows that two-thirds (65%) of Canadians aged 65 and older now own a smartphone, compared to 58% in 2019, and most […]