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The CARP Poll: Politics Report

September 21, 2012

KEY FINDINGS September 21, 2012: CARP members are very politically engaged, all voted in the last federal election, ...

Toronto’s Seneca College, Study on Zoomer Knee Pain – Participants Needed

September 21, 2012

IF YOU SUFFER FROM OSTEOARTHRITIS, WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL STUDY Seneca College of Health Sciences ...

Ontario NDP Health Critic France Gélinas on the PC’s New Health Plan

September 21, 2012

September 19, 2012 Dear CARP Members, Ontario faces considerable challenges in meeting the health care needs of our ...

Caregiver’s Diary: My Father, The Carny

September 21, 2012

My widowed father, now 89, has returned to his roots, in a way. He now lives at Serenity Towers, a luxurious assisted ...

CARP Proposes “One Patient” – a New Outlook on Healthcare

September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012 - Another new front opened in 2012 – national health care reform. The federal government’s ...

The True Cost of Healthcare

September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012 – Canadians are generally proud of our healthcare system, even if we know it’s not always ...

Aging with dignity

September 21, 2012

It’s not the sexiest area of research nor the most lucrative but Suzanne Labarge, a retired RBC executive, ...

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. ...

CARP Members Speak Out: Healthcare Poll Summary

September 20, 2012

As CARP has been following various health issues, we have constantly asked our members share their thoughts and ...

The Case for a National Drug Strategy

September 20, 2012

September 21, 2012 - Canada’s premiers recently unveiled recommendations to improve health care as a part of their ...