June 2011 Archive Posts

Canadians think elder abuse much more common than experts do: survey

June 24, 2011

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on June 16th, 2011. To go to the Ottawa Citizen website please click here ...

Canadian Medical Association President Jeffrey Turnbull's Letter to CARP

June 24, 2011

  Dear CARP Members, Last summer, the Canadian Medical Association laid out a vision for renewing medicare, ...

CARP Nova Scotia gets Results Stands up for Seniors Access to Prescription Drugs

June 24, 2011

June 24th 2011: Great news from CARP Nova Scotia! Chapter Chair Bill Van Gorder has inside information that leads us to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Letter to CARP from Irene Mathyssen, the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors Issues

June 24, 2011

June 23rd 2011: Irene Mathyssen, Official Opposition Critic for Seniors Issues has written CARP a letter to discuss ...

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 ...

New Minister of State for Seniors Alice Wong’s Letter to CARP

June 24, 2011

Elder Abuse Message to CARP: Download the original Letter from the Minister here Canada’s seniors represent ...

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 ...

National Seniors Council Report on Labour Force Participation

June 24, 2011

June 24, 2011 – When it comes to labour force participation and views on intergenerational relations, older ...