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Susan Eng, Vice President of CARP talks about retirement homes fees on Goldhawk Fights Back

March 27, 2015

Susan Eng, Vice President of CARP talks about retirement homes where some fees are still payable after the tenant has ...

Toronto Star: Use of antipsychotics soaring at Ontario nursing homes

April 15, 2014

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Sudden shutdown of N.S. nursing home raises questions about seniors' safety

February 21, 2014

The shutdown of a private nursing home is raising questions about the safety of Nova Scotia seniors. Fire officials ...

Quebec Seniors' Residence Fire: A Compilation of CARP's recommendations and concerns

January 24, 2014

In response to the tragic fire that claimed lives within a seniors residence in LIsle-Verte, Quebec, CARP was ...

Sudbury Chapter Chair’s CBC Interview on Interim and Long Term Health Care Needs for Older Canadians

November 21, 2013

Patricia Douglas, Chair of the Sudbury Ontario CARP Chapter, recently did an interview with CBC on senior residences ...

CARP for the Win: Older Ontario Retirement Homes are Finally Fire-Safe (Dossier Review and Conclusion)

May 17, 2013

CARP has been pushing for a set of amendments to the Fire Code that would see older retirement homes mandated to ...

CARP's Responses to the Technical Advisory Committee Proposing Changes to Onario's Fire Code and Building Code

April 5, 2013

On February 28th, 2013 - CARP issued a response to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)’s Recommendations to the ...

It’s About Time: Licensing Retirement Homes in Ontario

January 11, 2013

January 11, 2013 – In Ontario, every retirement home is required to have a licence to operate. This came into effect ...

Canada’s aging population fuels retirement home boom: Census 2011

September 21, 2012

More of Canada's 5 million seniors are staying together as couples in retirement, newly released census data shows. ...

Ontario Government Announces the Expedition of Fire Safety Technical Consultations

July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012 – CARP attended the Ontario government’s announcement that it is expediting the fire safety technical ...