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June 2011 Archive Posts

Nursing Home Woes

June 24, 2011

Topping the extensive list of emails and letters received by the CARP National Office, is the dilemma of families faced ...

Letters to the Editor: Affordable Housing for Seniors

June 24, 2011

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Let's Get Real About Elder Abuse in 2011 – PART 1: Editor's Note

June 24, 2011

June 24th 2011: Wednesday June 15th we honoured the Sixth annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by focusing ...

CARP featured in National Post – Active in Golden Years Special

June 24, 2011

June 24th 2011: CARP President Moses Znaimer is featured in special feature in Today’s National Post. If you are ...

Let’s Get Real About Elder Abuse in 2011 – PART 3: Service Gaps on the Ground and CARP Recommendations

June 24, 2011

Start with Coordination and Rationalizing Services and Responses Clearly, the patchwork of services, responsibility ...

Report from the Field: Bruce Bird’s Notes on the Active Aging Symposium

June 24, 2011

  Bruce Bird, Chair of CARP's North Fraser Chapter, represented CARP at the Active Aging Symposium 2011, ...

Caregiver's Diary: Driving With Dad

June 24, 2011

My 88 year old father-in-law took his biennial driving exam recently and passed with flying colours. He was elated. A ...

Let’s Get Real About Elder Abuse in 2011 – PART 2: Systems Currently in Place

June 24, 2011

Surf the web looking for information on elder abuse and you will find so many pamphlets, hotlines and information ...

CARP Nova Scotia: seniors used as pawns in drug pricing dispute

June 24, 2011

Originally published CBC News on June 17th, 2011. To go to the CBC News website please click here The Fair Drug ...

Hot Talks – The History of the ‘Patient Experience’

June 24, 2011

June 24, 2011 – The “patient experience” is becoming a health sector priority, even if it may not ...