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Elder Care Programs

  • Alzheimer Society of Canada - Société Alzheimer du Canada
    The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer's disease and advance the search for the cause and cure.
  • Hospital Elder Life Program
    This website provides information about recognizing delirium (new mental confusion). It also describes a program that prevents delirium in hospitalized older people, the Hospital Elder Life Program, or HELP.

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News/Articles

  • Pass the Books. Hold the Oil
    New York Times coloumn today http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/friedman-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil.html?_r=1&hp By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: March 10, 2012 EVERY so often someone asks me: “What’s your favorite country, other than your own?” I’ve always had the same answer: Taiwan. “Taiwan? Why Taiwan?” people ask.
  • A Call for Help
    A friend asked my advice the other day about which medical alert pendant would be the best for her aunt, a plucky woman in her 80s who lives alone, tends ably to most of her own needs, takes daily walks, still enjoys the cultural riches of New York City and travels solo to visit relatives clear across the country. But lately she is less steady on her feet, at risk for falls and needs the security of being able to summon help even if she can’t get to the telephone. To read more go to http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/a-call-for-help/?scp=7&sq=elder%20care&st=cse
  • ONTARIO BRACES FOR A GREY WAVE; The Star
    This is an article published in The Star http://www.thestar.com/Atkinson2008/article/532921

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Welcome! This website is intended as a place where people can talk from different generations and cultures. A place where we can talk about the different problems that the world faces and the problems that different cultures and seniors specifically face. The ultimate goal of this site is to be used as a social networking tool, and this will only be possible if you comment and interact with this site as much as possible. Thanks for viewing!