Canadian Online Resources for the Elderly

The Canadian Frailty Network works to improve care for older adults living with frailty and support their families and caregivers

Specialists in Geriatric Medicine, Medical Students and Residents and other physicians and members of allied health professions with an interest in the health care of older adult.

Seniors infographic – 2021 From: Employment and Social Development Canada

Healthy Aging CORE (Collaborative Online Resources and Education)

In addition to managing the challenges of caring for a person with a chronic disease such as dementia, caregivers need to attend to their health needs so as to prevent the onset of disease and increase overall quality of life.

One of the most important concerns for cognitively impaired older adults is when to cease driving a vehicle due to a decline in driving skills that potentially place the person and others at risk.

Studies have shown that regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, age, or gender all people benefit from implementing daily healthy lifestyle behaviors.

A Self Assessment brochure (PDF) - Each chapter addresses a common health problem that should be detected and treated as early as possible and that is easy for people to assess themselves with no special medical knowledge.

Helping someone through the last years of their life is one of the most difficult journeys anyone can take. As the illness progresses, you may have to make important decisions on behalf of someone close to you.

In North America and in most western European countries approximately 80% of adults over age 65 have a chronic disease and of these 30% have three or more chronic conditions.

The Health Care Consent Act (HCCA) requires all regulated health professionals to obtain informed consent from the person, or if they are incapable, from their substitute decision-maker, prior to treatment, unless it is an emergency.

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a process that allows someone who is found eligible to be able to receive assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their life.

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses.

Alzheimer Society mission - To alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and to promote the search for causes, treatments and a cure.

The CCSMH works to promote seniors' mental health by connecting people, ideas and resources.

VIDEO: Understand how dementia affects communication and learn some useful tips and strategies for your conversations with people living with dementia as they progress through the stages of the disease.

What is early onset dementia and the importance of early detection.

Anxiety and Older Adults | Depression and Older Adults

Special Challenges for Parents who Are the Primary FTD Caregivers. When your spouse is diagnosed with a terminal, degenerative illness, you suffer relentless, devastating loss with no apparent resolution long before that person’s physical death.

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) - Canada’s largest advocacy association for older Canadians

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) conducts research, and develops reports and educational tools on legal and policy issues related to aging.

Consent and Capacity are two central tenets in modern medicine and critical to patient autonomy, the respect for personal dignity,

Canadian seniors are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated internet scams.

The law says that all adults have mental capacity unless otherwise established. The ability to make one’s own decisions is a fundamental human right and the loss of this right can be devastating.

The laws governing decision-making are specific to each province and territory throughout Canada. While there are many similarities across the country, there are also some key differences.

Being Least Intrusive emerges from the frontline challenges of practice in responding to situations of abuse, neglect and self-neglect of vulnerable First Nation adults living in on-reserve First Nation communities

The Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE) is a screening measure for detecting abuse of seniors. It is intended for use with all clients who are caregivers of seniors, whether or not abuse is suspected.

In this whole community model, a “network” is a diverse group of concerned community members who come together to create a Coordinated Community Response to abuse of older adults.

CNPEA builds awareness, support and capacity for a coordinated pan-Canadian approach to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect.

The EASI was developed* to raise a doctor’s suspicion about elder abuse to a level at which it might be reasonable to propose a referral for further evaluation by social services, adult protective services, or equivalents.

This framework has been developed from research results in clinical settings to support psychosocial practitioners in their ethical reflection leading to decision-making during the intervention process in a senior abuse situation.

The Indicators of Abuse (IOA) checklist signals mistreatment of seniors. The IOA (pronounced Iowa) also helps sensitize the practitioner to important abuse issues.

Older adults who continue the same pattern of drinking into their senior years may not be aware that they have less tolerance than when they were younger

Healthy eating is a key part of aging well. It is a way for you to stay healthy and strong, which is important to maintain your independence and quality of life.

Canadian Government landing page for Canada Dental Care Plan. Eligibility,coverage and online application forms.

The Canadian Dental Care Plan will help ease financial barriers accessing oral health care for eligible Canadian seniors who do not have access to dental insurance.

Palliative care is important, but often misunderstood. This infographic explores the full spectrum of palliative care.

Your healthcare team may recommend medications as part of your obesity management plan, alongside behavioural changes.

What is periodontal disease?, symptoms, impacts, treatments and prevention

Palliative care is a holistic approach that treats a person with serious illness of any age, and in any setting.

The weight-loss drug Wegovy is now available to patients in Canada.

The Canadian Dental Care Plan is administered by Sun Life on behalf of the Government of Canada.