Health Posts

Seniors without doctors evicted from Nova Scotia long-term care homes

December 18, 2019

The critical shortage of doctors in Nova Scotia is causing seniors living in long-term care facilities owned by one of ...

Ontario Auditor General’s Report exposes disturbing shortfalls of health and long-term care

December 18, 2019

Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released the 2019 Annual Auditor General’s Report earlier this ...

Critical conversations CARP had in Dec

December 18, 2019

Here are some of the advocacy activities CARP has recently undertaken: Meetings Ontario health care ...

Critical conversations CARP had in Oct/Nov

November 29, 2019

CARP National has been active in Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba meeting with provincial leaders to further CARP’s ...

CARP leads national conversation on seniors’ preventive health

November 25, 2019

This year, CARP led the National Conversation on Preventive Health and Aging; a series of educational events across ...

Ontario Government reaffirms commitment in budget to provide low income seniors with dental care

November 20, 2019

CARP's Chief Policy Officer, Marissa Lennox was in attendance as the Ontario Government formally reaffirmed a ...

#NationalSeniorSafetyWeek Falls Prevention Resource

November 8, 2019

We wanted to share this useful resource in honour of #NationalSeniorSafetyWeek. There's been a ton of great content ...

CARP offers high-dose flu shot at 2019 Zoomer Show

October 28, 2019

On Oct 26, 2019 CARP hosted a pop-up immunization clinic for the thousands of 45+ adults who attended this year’s ...

Coverage for Some Biologic Treatments Ends in BC

October 24, 2019

The deadline for BC patients to transition from certain biologic to biosimilar drugs is in 30 days (November 25th, ...

Celebrate National Seniors Day with Photo Exhibit & Fundraiser

September 3, 2019

October 1, 2019 is National Seniors Day Sanofi Pasteur, CARP’s partner on influenza-education for the 65-plus, is ...