seniors

Two women in B.C. show that you can own your dementia—one irreverent TikTok at a time

Cathrin Bradbury comes to terms with her dad’s optimism forged by an early encounter with darkness in her new book documenting their final months together. Read an excerpt here.

Decades of promises to improve the quality of life of elderly Canadians have gone unfulfilled. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the ugly truth.

Our editorial: While physical isolation is key to the current approach to fighting COVID-19, it is also a significant causal factor in mental and physical problems among the elderly

The elderly and their families are being forced to choose between two extremes: complete protection from COVID or enjoying their time with people they love

Tom Mulcair: For over a month, the Quebec government had been aware that long-term care workers were working between different residences. There is no excuse for inaction.

From donating vital protective gear to frontline workers to offering emotional support for local seniors, there are many ways you can give and get involved

25 per cent of Canadian seniors live alone, but there lies a little-documented population within that demographic that live in acute isolation

We’re happy with a new government that promises more of everything, even when more doesn’t make sense

Crime may be down among the young. But charges laid against Canadians in the 55-to-64 and 65-to-89 age groups is rising.