In The News Posts

Most Canadians have no written plan for end-of-life care, poll finds

August 10, 2012

Rather than ever lose his ability to think, remember or recognize his wife and children, Dr. Daren Heyland would sooner ...

Web-based tool speeds access to medical specialists for Ottawa-area residents

August 10, 2012

OTTAWA — More eastern Ontarians are getting faster access to medical advice from high-demand specialists such as ...

Don’t let needed drugs disappear without notice

August 10, 2012

About 1,000 Canadian heart patients and their physicians learned through pharmacists and the media this summer that the ...

ByWard Market seniors’ home points to a new model of affordable care

August 10, 2012

OTTAWA — After suffering a stroke last year, André Lacombe knew he could not live on his own any longer. The ...

Provinces must stand together on drug purchases

August 9, 2012

At the recent Council of the Federation meeting, the provinces (except Quebec) announced that they would begin bulk ...

A Letter from Dr. Samir K. Sinha, Provincial Lead for Ontario’s Seniors Care Strategy

August 9, 2012

Dear CARP Members, Ontario is moving forward in developing its Seniors Care Strategy, which will help older ...

As more seniors seek ‘grey divorce,’ reconsider your retirement plans

August 9, 2012

During a nearly two-decades long career, financial planner Debbie Hartzman has doled out her share of savvy money ...

Toronto home-care program keeps patients out of hospital

August 9, 2012

At 88, Daniel Donilson is confined to a hospital bed with a long list of ailments that includes congestive heart ...

Ontario Seniors Care Strategy Questionnaire – Your Input Required!

August 8, 2012

Ontario is moving forward in developing its Seniors Care Strategy, which will help older Ontarians (age 65 and older) ...

Wed Aug 22 2012 tour of Rideau Hall Ottawa

August 6, 2012

Join members and friends of CARP Ottawa as we tour Rideau Hall, the home of Canada's Governor General David ...