By ALEX HANDYSIDE Halifax Local Xpress One in four seniors lives with a mental health problem, such as anxiety, depression or dementia. As if that isn’t going to cost society enough, the socially isolated are far more likely to need long-term care. Of those in Canadian residential care, almost 45 per cent exhibit signs … Read more
Globe and Mail Toronto Elderly people who are victims of scams typically have lower cognitive skills, are less conscientious and are less honest, a recent Ontario study has found. Rebecca Judges, doctoral researcher from University of Toronto and co-author of the study, says researchers were surprised to find victims themselves are more likely to be … Read more
Toronto Star Canada is turning grey. For the first time in history, the percentage of seniors in the population (16.9 per cent) now exceeds the share of children (16.6 per cent), new census data reveals. The increase in the proportion of seniors between 2011 and 2016—up from 14.8 per cent – is the largest since … Read more