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C.A.R.P. encourages more use of communications technology to help seniors cope with COVID isolation

February 2, 2021

Although all ages have suffered during the pandemic, older adults have experienced disproportionately greater adverse ...
Farewell to Falls

#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 ...

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Medical Advisor for “Stand Up Straight” Campaign

June 19, 2018

Iris Gorfinkel – M.D. and Principal Investigator   Dr. Gorfinkel graduated from McGill University and ...
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Finally, funding for a provincial dementia strategy in Ontario

May 3, 2017

Toronto, ON, May 3, 2017 – The Ontario government announced some good news for more than 200,000 people suffering ...
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How to Interact with People with Dementia

April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017, Toronto - Today, the Ontario Liberal government will release its 2017 budget. CARP hopes this will ...

CARP Members Support Advance Directives for Assisted Dying

March 27, 2017

For Immediate Release March 27, 2017 A recent poll of CARP members indicates support for Quebec Health Minister ...

CARP Meets MPP Bill Walker to Discuss Caregivers, Homecare, Fees

March 24, 2017

March 24, 2017 - CARP’s Wanda Morris, VP of Advocacy met with MPP Bill Walker, PC’s Senior Critic to discuss the ...

Federal Budget 2017: caregiver support, homecare funding wins

March 22, 2017

CARP's VP of Advocacy, Wanda Morris, was interviewed by CTV News following the Federal Budget ...

Family Caregiver Day 2017!

March 15, 2017

  Family_Caregiver_Day RRSP Here: bit.ly/TOCaregiverDay ...

CARP Poll Key Findings on Long-Term Care Facilities

March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017 - CARP's long-term care facility survey was completed by over 3800 of its members from every province ...