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New Brunswick Ombudsman is Given Power to Investigate Nursing Homes
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the New Brunswick Department of Health explaining that the provincial Office of the Ombudsman will be given powers and a budgetary increase so that they may investigate the Long Term Care sector. Long Term Care/Nursing home oversight by a provincial Ombudsman is an idea CARP supports – more LTC oversight means … Read more
CARP for the Win: Older Ontario Retirement Homes are Finally Fire-Safe (Dossier Review and Conclusion)
CARP has been pushing for a set of amendments to the Fire Code that would see older retirement homes mandated to install sprinkler systems and beef up their fire safety measures. In a press release issued May 10th, 2013 – the Ministry of Safety and Correctional Services announced that timelines for implementation. Currently, the fire code requires only requires nursing … Read more
In Their 90s and Working For More Than Just A Paycheck at the Vita Needle Company
Click here to download the radio clip about the Vita Needle Company and their stellar employment practices At in Needham, Mass., nearly half of the employees are senior citizens, and they are helping to keep the company well in the black. Rows of worktables fill the modest-sized production floor of Vita Needle, located just outside Boston. A couple of … Read more
Canadian Snowbirds might be able to extend their stay
Canadian retirees may soon be able to stay in the United States for an extra two months, up to a total of eight months per year. The US legislation called Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act, known to many Canadian snowbirds as the “Canadian Retiree Visa” is currently under review by the US Senate. In addition to the extended … Read more
N.S. man ‘in disbelief’ after doctor says he is too old for liver transplant
Lauchie Walker’s gut is swelled up like a blimp. He is not in any immediate pain, but then pain, at this point, is the least of his concerns. The Inverness, Cape Breton, man’s liver is shot through with disease, he says. His only chance at survival is a transplant, and Mr. Walker claims that his problem is that the Halifax … Read more
CARP Advocacy Issues Poll Report
KEY FINDINGS April 19, 2013: CARP members are asked to suggest the necessary pace for issues where the organization advocates. In almost all cases (with the exception of older workers, in which case opinion was evenly split), the majority call for bold political action now, rather than incremental steps. Almost no one says no action is needed (except, once again, … Read more
Toronto’s Senior Strategy Unveiled
Toronto is on its way to becoming an age-friendly city The City of Toronto announced its Senior’s Strategy, led by Councillor Josh Matlow, at the Community Development and Recreation Committee on Wednesday, April 17th. The strategy aims to transform Toronto into an age-friendly city in response to the growing population of older adults. In 2011, Toronto had approximately 681,000 residents … Read more
Boomers Push Doctor-Assisted Dying in End-of-Life Revolt
Claudia Burzichelli doesn’t want to die like her dad. Nine years ago, her father, already afflicted with Parkinson’s, killed himself with a gunshot to the head days after his release from a hospital where he had been treated for a heart attack. Burzichelli, 54, now suffering from kidney and lung cancer, is haunted by her father’s violent death, even more … Read more
Is an ‘older driver vehicle’ the auto industry’s next big thing?
The time has come for an “older driver vehicle,” according to investigators at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute. But don’t expect it to be made and marketed for seniors the way minivans are for parents. There is enormous looming demand for a car that can help overcome age-related deficits. In the next two decades, the number of Canadians … Read more
Andrew Coyne: Mob rule versus Mark Warawa
As debate wore on over Mark Warawa’s privilege motion, the metaphors got more convoluted. A party, it seems, is like a hockey team, with a “coach” who chooses which “players” to send over the “boards” to score “goals” in hopes of making the “playoffs,” unless the season is shortened by a “lockout” in which case … Okay. Let’s have a … Read more
