Seniors on the margins

Aging in poverty in Canada
(October 2005)

While Canada's income security system is touted as one of the best, close of 7% of its seniors live below the poverty line. In this report, NACA examines the shortcomings of Canada's retirement policies and income programs and makes 15 recommendations that include changes to income security programs, retirement savings plans and housing and long-term care costs for seniors.

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Seniors from ethnocultural minorities
(April 2005)

Seniors on the margins : Seniors from ethnocultural minorities presents NACA's opinions and recommendations on the systemic flaws that may prevent ethnocultural minority seniors from benefiting from the full range of Canadian health and social care services. This paper identifies a number of factors, gaps and challenges with respect to the unmet needs of immigrant and visible minority seniors, and provides recommendations for reducing the marginalization of these seniors and ensuring that they have appropriate access to health information, services and care.

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Aging with a developmental disability
(October 2004)

Seniors on the margins: Aging with a developmental disability presents NACA's opinions and recommendations on the needs and concerns of seniors who are marginalised because of a mental handicap. This paper identifies a number of gaps and challenges with respect to unmet health care, social and financial problems that impact on the capacity of seniors with a developmental disability to age well and provides recommendations for action in each of these areas.

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SENIORS ON THE MARGINS... is a series of policy papers presenting NACA opinions and recommendations on the needs and concerns of seniors who are marginalized, or at risk of marginalization in Canadian society.

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National Advisory Council on Aging
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OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 1B4

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