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Caregiver’s Diary: Travel Plans

April 3, 2012

My widowed 88 year old father recently sent one of his “Letters from Serenity Towers” to the family. In it he ...

Customer Comments: Reactions to the Federal Budget

April 3, 2012

“The proposal to increase the age of eligibility for OAS to 67 will negatively impact the many thousands  of low ...

Tories didn’t temper costly policies

April 3, 2012

This article was published by The Guelph Mercury on March 31st 2012.  To see this article and other related articles ...

Ontario’s Drug Plan – A Canadian Outlier

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 – The 2012 Ontario budget calls on wealthy seniors to pay a larger share of their drug costs, in a move ...

New Brunswick Budget Offers New Affordable Housing but Home Care Improvements Remain Ellusive

April 3, 2012

FREDERICTON: On March 27th 2012, the Provincial government of New Brunswick tabled its 2012-13 budget.  The budget ...

Ontario Budget Will Improve Home Care Delivery

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 – Older Ontarians can look forward to positive action and investment on the home and continuing care ...

Your Post-Federal Budget OAS and GIS Update

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 – As was widely anticipated, the federal government announced changes to the eligibility rules for Old ...

CPP Enhancement and PRPP Position

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 – CARP is encouraged by the Ontario government’s renewed commitment to CPP enhancement and investor ...

Emergency Preparedness at next CARP Peterborough Meeting, April 19th

April 3, 2012

The April meeting of CARP Peterborough Chapter will be held at Applewood Retirement Residence, 1500 Lansdowne Street ...

Seniors are safe drivers, editorial says

April 3, 2012

April 02, 2012 Toronto Star by Moira Welsh Senior drivers are getting a bad rap and are much safer on the road ...