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Raising AWARENESS for SENIORS

October 10, 2015

Raising AWARENESS for SENIORS Connecting with Community Resources, Enhancing Senior Safety and Reducing Abuse Agenda ...

Action needed to stop elder abuse: Advocates

June 15, 2015

Click here to read "Action needed to stop elder abuse: Advocates" by Antonella Artuso - Toronto Sun, June 15, ...

Progress on CARP’s call to end patchwork of fire safety measures

March 26, 2015

CARP has been a vocal advocate on the issue of fire safety in care homes and in particular on fire sprinkler ...

Agencies ‘slow to act’ on inquest guidance

February 13, 2015

This article was posted on February 13, 2015 on The StarPhoenix. Click here to read the article. Last February, ...

Windsor-Essex: Seniors’ Fraud & Safety Information Session

January 30, 2015

The Windsor-Essex CARP Chapter and Chartwell Leamington  invite you to attend our information session featuring OPP ...

L’Isle Verte – one year later – well past time to prevent nursing home fire deaths- sprinkler retrofit in all care homes: Open Letter

January 14, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2015 Toronto, ON: CARP released an open letter to federal, provincial, and ...

Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation

January 14, 2015

As the population ages and people live longer in bad shape, the number of older Americans who fall and suffer serious, ...

It’s a dangerous year for older pedestrians

November 21, 2014

Making York Region streets safer for seniors By  Kim Zarzour This article was published by Richmond Hill Liberal on ...

Advice for Care-Free Cruising

August 20, 2014

With the growing popularity of cruise vacations, more and more Canadians want to ensure a problem-free voyage.While ...

New driving test for seniors lauded by Sudbury CARP chapter

June 16, 2014

From CBC News Sudbury The head of the Sudbury chapter of CARP, a lobby group that promotes the rights for the aging ...