When Bebe Fitzgerald began working as a volunteer for the Audubon Society at age 53, it was something of a lark. But the resident of Billings, Montana, kept volunteering for three decades until her death at age 83. On one of her last birding trips, she admitted that she couldn’t spot birds quite as easily…
2021 Census Shows Number of Seniors Over 85 Expected to Triple in Next 25 Years
The latest census data from 2021 shows Canada’s seniors over the age of 85 are among the fastest growing age groups in the country, marking another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for the country’s elders. Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people aged 85…
As COVID-19 Slogs On, Seniors Suffer Growing Malaise
February 26, 2022
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Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said. Coffino was referring to the caution that has come to define his life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of mostly staying at home and…
Pandemic’s Financial Bite Forcing Older Canadians to Postpone Retirement
Income losses due to the pandemic have led more Canadians to postpone retirement, bringing new attention to the value of older workers. “I think there’s a lot of untapped potential amongst older workers,” says Rafael Gomez, a professor specializing in employment relations and director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University…
San Diego Community Foundation Awards 26 Grants To Brighten Seniors’ Holidays
November 18, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation today awarded grants to 26 local nonprofit organizations intended to support more than 4,000 socially isolated seniors throughout the region. The grant program, in its second year, is funded through the foundation’s No Senior Alone Matching Holiday Challenge—an ongoing fundraising campaign that hopes to double the amount raised…
Expensive Seniors’ Care Begs Different Approach
A report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer suggests that an adequate expansion and upgrade of seniors long-term care in Canada would increase the public cost by $13.7 billion a year. It’s a high cost that has some renewing calls to emphasize care in the home over an institutionalized model. The recent analysis by Yves Giroux was…
High Cost of Upgrades to Seniors’ Care Calls for Greater Emphasis on Home Care: Doctor
A report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer suggests that an adequate expansion and upgrade of seniors long-term care in Canada would increase the public cost by $13.7 billion a year. It’s a high cost that has some renewing calls to emphasize care in the home over an institutionalized model. The recent analysis by Yves Giroux was…
Anaheim Complex Offers Homeless Seniors a New Life
August 7, 2021
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A newly opened affordable housing complex in Anaheim, California, is offering its formerly homeless and low-income residents a new lease on life. El Verano consists of 54 units in a three-story Spanish-style building and provides its senior residents with services to help integrate into the community. “We’re designing our places where people can live in dignity,” Rochelle Mills, president and chief executive of Innovative Housing…
70-Year-Old Taxi Driver Delivers Groceries for Dozens of Seniors for 15 Years—Free of Charge
A cab driver in western Canada has been going above and beyond the call of duty for the last 15 years for his elderly clientele. Iqbal Alimohd, from Calgary, who has driven a taxi since 1978, has been helping—free of charge—dozens of seniors with their weekly struggle of buying groceries. And what began as a favor…
Crews Break Ground On Permanent Supportive Housing Project
July 7, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Crews broke ground July 7 on a Proposition HHH-funded permanent supportive housing project in West Los Angeles to house seniors and senior veterans experiencing homelessness. The 51-unit, five-story building at 11010 Santa Monica Blvd. is expected to be ready for occupancy in December 2022, according to Councilman Paul Koretz’ office. It will include…
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