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Did you know that around 8 million seniors per year attend the emergency room for injuries sustained from falls? In fact, most falls or accidents occur in the home as a result of consumer products. Falls often occur on staircases or bathrooms, but there are hazards throughout other areas of the home which you may not be aware of....

Dementia Friends Champion Natalie talks through the ‘bookcase analogy’. The analogy can help you to understand the way dementia affects a person.

Common Myths And Misconceptions Acknowledgment And Prevention Of Elder Abuse In Residential Facilities The United Nations designated June 15, 2015 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Its objective is to shine a light on physical, emotional and financial abuse of seniors and to encourage all levels of government to implement policies for their safety and welfare. Jewish Seniors Alliance of...

Thanks to the generosity of the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are privileged to be able to start The Senior Ambassadors: Senior Abuser Signs and Symptoms (SASS) Program.  The role of an Ambassador is to expand awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse. For the last few weeks I have been attending a course given by JSA to prepare volunteers to become Ambassadors. We...

This decision has been trumpeted as a victory by advocates of privatization and two-tiered health care. However, other provincial governments understand it as being limited to the application of the Quebec Charter and to the province of Quebec. Herein lies the dilemma.