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How Can I Keep My Dad from Wandering Away from the Care Home?

June 13, 2017

June 13, 2017 - Dear Dementia Solutions: “I was contacted by the care home where my dad stays and informed that ...

Caregivers

Resources to Empower You

June 12, 2017

While CARP advocates for better laws and regulations to protect your health and finances, you still have to cope with ...

In The News

Consumers Need Better Bank Regulation

June 9, 2017

June 9, 2017 - Courtesy of several recent in-depth CBC reports, we are aware of allegations of upselling and forgery by ...

In The News

Grey Matters: Walk in a park a coping strategy for loneliness

June 6, 2017

WANDA MORRIS | POST MEDIA | JUNE 6, 2017 Being near green space mattered in improving health outcomes, studies find. ...

Health

CARP Survey Reveals How to Avoid Loneliness as We Age

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017 - It would be easy to think that the best way to avoid loneliness later in life is to have a big family ...

Elder Abuse

CARP calls for public inquiry into elder abuse

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017 - Last week, CARP called for a public inquiry into how long-term care deals with abuse and untimely deaths ...

In The News

CARP Calls for Public Inquiry After Wettlaufer Pleads Guilty to Long-Term Care Murders

June 1, 2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017 (Toronto, ON) - CARP is calling for a public inquiry into how long-term care deals with abuse, ...

Age Friendly Cities

Grey Matters: It’s wrong to see older Canadians as a drain on the system

May 31, 2017

Wanda Morris, Postmedia News | May 31, 2017 6:30 PM ET According to recently released Statistics Canada census data, ...

Health

CARP Nova Scotia: Healthcare Reform Begins with Timely Essential Healthcare

May 25, 2017

“Timely essential healthcare is a right of every Nova Scotian including seniors,” says Ian MacDonald, Chair CARP ...

Finance

Grey Matters: Why Embedded Commissions are Good for Mutual Fund Firms, but Bad for Investors

May 24, 2017

WANDA MORRIS, POSTMEDIA NEWS 05.24.2017 Canada is an international laggard when it comes to investor protection. ...