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Calgary Seniors Home Staff Charged With Abusing Client

March 7, 2014

Three ex-staff members of a long-term care facility in southwest Calgary are facing assault charges. Police say the ...

Ask an MD-PhD: Extending Life, Not Misery

December 6, 2013

 Most of us assume that aging equals illness. To be honest about it, we don’t usually put it that bluntly and we ...

Alzheimer's patient dies after fall from hospital window

October 18, 2013

Family of Gerald Serroul says he died at the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney Cape Breton Regional Police ...

Advocate pushes for standards of care for dementia patients

October 18, 2013

Two fatalities involving dementia patients underscore Nova Scotia’s need to develop standards of care for such ...

Dementia home death has group calling for more oversight

October 18, 2013

A tragic incident at a private home for seniors with dementia has some calling for more oversight. Police were ...

Death of senior at Halifax care home ruled a homicide

October 18, 2013

Halifax police say the death of an elderly woman at a Clayton Park nursing home has been ruled a homicide. Officers ...

Second Nova Scotia Tragic Nursing Home Death Highlights Desperate Need for Dementia Strategy

October 18, 2013

Halifax, October 15th, 2013: In Nova Scotia this week two seniors died while they were supposed to be in in good ...

As our population ages, who will care for us all?

June 28, 2013

TORONTO — Joanne Miller is sometimes afraid at night. A knock on her door can startle her. A mistaken call on the ...

Nursing home abuse incident not isolated, say experts

May 30, 2013

After the release of shocking video of an elderly woman with dementia being subjected to abuse and humiliation at a ...

CARP Sudbury will take Part in new Seniors’ All-Inclusive Care Program

February 8, 2013

“My Home, not a Nursing Home” were demands made by many families in California back in the 1980s who were lobbying ...