Nova Scotia Posts

Provincial Efforts Against Elder Abuse: Responses to CARP's Call for Action

September 7, 2013

Provincial efforts to fight against elder abuse CARP sent a letter to all provincial Justice Ministers earlier in ...

Provinces Respond to CARP Letters on Elder Abuse and Healthcare Reform

August 23, 2013

  Earlier this summer, we took our advocacy on healthcare reform and elder abuse directly to provincial ...

Nova Scotia to probe seniors' financial abuse

May 3, 2013

HALIFAX – Proposed legislation would give the Nova Scotia government the power to investigate suspected cases of ...

Breaking in Nova Scotia: Amendments to Protect Vulnerable Seniors from Financial Abuse

May 3, 2013

May 2nd, 2013: Vulnerable seniors and their families will have greater protection from financial abuse in Nova Scotia ...

Breaking News: Nova Scotia's Provincial Budget

April 5, 2013

Nova Scotians are calling it the “Election budget” Its budget time across the country and this week’s Nova ...

N.S. per capita leader in MD numbers

December 7, 2012

There are more doctors per capita in Nova Scotia than anywhere else in Canada, says the latest national report on ...

If it’s Tuesday it must be Charlottetown!

July 3, 2012

Ross Mayot reporting on a whirlwind trip to the Maritimes As a national association it is very important for the ...

Working poor of N.S. to be hard hit by OAS changes

April 3, 2012

This article was published by The Chronicle Herald on March 29th 2012. To see this article and other related articles ...

Delayed OAS ‘aging people into poverty’

April 3, 2012

This article was published by The Chronicle Herald on March 15th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles ...

Nova Scotia: Palliative Home Care Patients Eligible for Free Drug Coverage

February 17, 2012

Editor's Note: On February 15th 2012 Nova Scotia's Provincial Health and Wellness Department Issued the following ...