January 2011 Archive Posts

Caregiver’s Diary: A New Year

January 14, 2011

My recently widowed 87 year old father has five children; oldest brother, who lives out west; older brother, me, living ...

New Minister of State for Seniors’ Letter to CARP

January 14, 2011

New Minister of State for Seniors has responded to CARP’s welcome letter with an introduction letter of his ...

The Year of Provincial Elections

January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011 – 2011 is an election year across Canada, with Ontario, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, ...

Grey Nation's growing clout reflected in Fantino's appointment

January 14, 2011

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 11th, 2011. To go to the Ottawa Citizen website please click ...

Ontario Ombudsman's Long Term Care Homes Verdict: Things May be Improving

January 14, 2011

January 14th 2011 - CARP closely follows developments in the long-term care (LTC) homes sector because they constitute ...

New Minister of State for Seniors' Letter to CARP

January 14, 2011

New Minister of State for Seniors has responded to CARPs welcome letter with an introduction letter of his own. ...

Lifelong Learning with CARP

January 14, 2011

“You don’t stop learning when you grow old; you grow old when you stop learning” In keeping with our mission to ...

New Minister of State for Seniors’ Letter to CARP

January 14, 2011

New Minister of State for Seniors has responded to CARP’s welcome letter with an introduction letter of his ...

An Ongoing Saga: Temporary Care Assistance for Grandparents

January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011 - In Ontario, thousands of grandparents provide much-needed care for their grandchildren, when the ...

Election Poll Report

January 14, 2011

January 1, 2011 KEY FINDINGS The majority of members do not think there should be a federal election in the New Year, ...