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Lean On Me: The Role of Family in Elder Care

Canadian home care service provider We Care Home Health Services recently conducted a study to ascertain how prepared Canadians are financially and emotionally in caring Read More
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Never Too Old to Tickle the Ivories

After 62 years of marriage, Fran and Marlo Cowan prove they can still make wonderful music together:  
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Dreams Do Come True!

Ever wanted to ride a float in a parade, float high in the sky in a hot air balloon, or spend a portion of your Read More
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TV with a “Clear” Picture

One of the most exciting and innovative products showcased at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was something that holds tremendous practical potential: the Transparent Read More
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Legion Helps to Give Seniors a Leg Up

Residents and staff of the Lakeview Manor in Beaverton ON were happy to receive a generous donation of exercise equipment from their local Royal Canadian Read More
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Better to be Safer than Sorry

It is a great achievement and a source of empowerment when older adults embrace computer technology and take advantage of the interactive benefits it can Read More
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A Man’s Best Friend = A Senior’s Best Trainer?

A number of health issues arise and progress for the elderly as they age: illness, decreasing mobility, depression, dementia. Though many programs and facilities work Read More
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Living to Work: Seniors Choosing to Work Beyond Retirement

Days filled with golf, hobbies, and taking it easy would seem something to aspire to during one’s career span. However, for some seniors retirement is Read More
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Something Your Wallet Can Smile About

When Charlottetown PEI couple Bob and Donna DesRoches received their 2012 tax notice, they never imagined that they would be facing a raise more than Read More
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Staying Engaged: Recreational Therapy for the Elderly

Countless senior Canadians across the country live under-stimulated, isolated lives in their homes. As a result, their families watch in hopelessness and despair as their Read More
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Mind Games: Stress Management for the Aged

For many age groups ill-managed stress is a leading factor in the development of failing health and chronic disease. While the young tend to be Read More
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Go, Go Gadget! Assistive Technology for Seniors

As we zoom into yet another year in the twenty-first century while facing the inevitability of the aging population of baby boomers, technology is playing Read More
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Up to the Challenge: Life-Long Learning for Seniors

Remember the 1993 movie Grumpy Old Men wherein the late Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon played two cantankerous elderly feuding rivals, each set stubbornly in Read More
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Class Act: Computers, Internet Courses for Elderly

Between the light speed pace of technology advancement and super busy grandchildren seniors, recognising the need to learn in order to stay connected with family Read More
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Staying at Home Longer with Sensor Technology

How would you feel if your smartphone or computer could immediately receive an instantaneous notification that your elderly loved one had fallen down or was Read More
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Slowly But Surely

The next time you find yourself exasperated about the length of time a senior citizen takes to perform a task and wondering about their mental Read More
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Partnering Up for Age-Related Brain Health

Last year a leading Toronto geriatric research organization, the Baycrest Centre, and 45plus multimedia entity ZoomerMedia joined forces in a content and co-branding partnership to Read More
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Centenarians Getting Social with Social Media

When centenarian Betty Love Goodykoontz was born in 1910, the world and how people communicated with each other was very different. She has been witness Read More
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