Although most seniors start their Canada Pension Plan benefits between 60 and 65, holding off until 70 could mean more benefits. Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald from National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 explains how to make smarter decisions regarding retirement for @GlobeandMail. bit.ly/3xz0xCD

Despite the substantial financial advantages of waiting, 9 in 10 Canadians choose to take their CPP/QPP benefits by age 65. How can we help Canadians make better decisions and get the most from the CPP/QPP programs? Read our report to learn more. niageing.ca/cpp-qpp

Awesome session on small homes. The way of the future !! ⁦AdvantAge Ontario⁩ ⁦Samir Sinha⁩

Handheld personal hearing amplifiers (PHAs) have a consistent positive effect on patients' ability to understand their care providers. So why don’t more people use them? Samir Sinha writes in JAGS that more work is needed in this area. #hearing
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In our latest Ageing Beyond Borders report, we explore several opportunities to improve the organization, governance and delivery of long-term care services in both #Canada and #Australia . Learn more: niageing.ca/australia2

A predicted 90,000 new cases of shingles occur annually among Canadians aged 50 and older, found a report by National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦. Despite this, Manitoba’s health minister was recently non-committal about funding the shingles vaccine for seniors. bit.ly/4alrMik

For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees under a controversial law that says patients who refuse to move out of the hospital and into a long-term care bed must pay $400 a day. cbc.ca/news/canada/wi… .

On #NationalCaregiverDay , we are delighted to be a part of Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s National Caregiving Strategy Champions Table to meaningfully support caregivers across Canada.

The value of unpaid care is significant, reducing pressure on our health care system. The family and friends of older Canadians who provide unpaid care for their loved ones must be acknowledged and supported. #NationalCaregiverDay

If you are a #caregiver to a person experiencing #delirium , keep familiar photos on hand, keep sentences short and simple, and remind them of where they are, what the date is and what is happening. Learn more tips here: sinaigeriatrics.ca/patient-resour… #NationalCarersDay #CaregiverDay

This is what 'care' looks like under a Doug Ford conservative government:

Forcing frail, elderly Ontarians to move far from their loved ones into long-term care homes they never chose. Or billing them $400/day to stay close to home.

Shame! #onpoli
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Older Canadian women face challenges accessing medical specialists and non-emergency tests, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.

From delayed diagnoses to higher incidences of things like dementia, #TeamUHN 's Samir Sinha explains ⬇
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Empowering your mind against dementia. Samir Sinha discusses Dementia with theZoomer shorturl.at/pFIW8

Both Canada and Australia can learn from one another to improve the delivery of LTC services. Read the 8 recommendations in the latest NIA Report from our Ageing Beyond Borders series: niageing.ca/australia2

UHN's NORC Innovation Centre was featured in The Walrus' ‘You Don’t Have to Move into a Nursing Home. There’s a Better Way.’ NORC resident Christina agrees and shares: 'NORC is here for what we decide we want and need.'
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NEW REPORT: Although located on opposite sides of the world, #Canada and #Australia share many demographic similarities and comparable challenges in meeting the growing demands for LTC services from their ageing populations. Learn more: niageing.ca/australia2

Some seniors “are forgotten.” But for many families, inconvenience and guilt keep them from visiting elders.

'In many health-care environments, nobody ever asks about social isolation,' said Dr. Samir Sinha Samir Sinha, director National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦.

Read more:
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This piece by Elizabeth Payne captures everything - things you can only understand if you work in this system or have tried to navigate it for yourself or someone you love.

'I thought I understood the health system. But I really didn’t until my father fell.'

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From @bmj_open: In examining loneliness and social isolation due to COVD-19, co-author @drsamirsinha questioned whether a peer-support program using video-conference work better than telephone support alone: rdcrss.org/3uGNG08

The National Seniors Council advises our government on federal policies & programs for seniors. Because seniors & their advocates know it best.

We had a lot to talk about this week - long-term care, dental care, better health care.

Listening to them is how we’ll get this right.