Seniors Canada On-line
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Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers.
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A to Z Index
The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.
"Gerontology"
No information found for Yukon Territory on this subject.
The following links, however, may be of interest:
Canada
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
The mission of the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging is to develop, encourage and promote an active, healthy lifestyle for Canadian adults that will enhance the dignity of the aging process.
Source : Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
Canadian Gerontological Nurses Association
The Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA) is an organization that represents gerontological nurses and promotes gerontological nursing across Canada.
Source : Canadian Gerontological Nurses Association
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national, long-term study that will follow approximately 50,000 Canadian men and women aged 40 and older for a period of at least 20 years.
Source : Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Caring for an elderly parent
You are taking care of an elderly parent living at home. His or her increasingly precarious condition is a cause for concern. You are feeling exhausted, stressed out and anxious, and you have the impression that you are losing control of your personal and professional life. What can you do?
Source : Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal
Seniors' Mental Health - A Guide for Home Care Staff (PDF Format)
This guide provides practical tools and check lists to assist frontline staff to support the mental health needs of seniors. Published by the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Source : Canadian Mental Health Association.
Seniors' Mental Health Through Home Care - A Policy Guide
This guide presents a case for considering seniors' mental health in the review and development of home care policy. Published by the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Source : Canadian Mental Health Association.
The Canadian Association on Gerontology-Who We Are
The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) is a national, multidisciplinary scientific and educational association established to provide leadership in matters related to the aging population
Source : The Canadian Association on Gerontology
The Ties that Bind Aging Families
This paper examines the structure and dynamics of caring relationships within and between generations, and discusses these in the context of population aging.
Source : The Vanier Institute of the Family
Toward Healthy Aging Communities: A Population Health Approach, 1997
This report prepared for the Division of Aging and Seniors of Health Canada by Linda MacLeod and Associates looks at how the health, well-being, participation and contribution of seniors can be enhanced in a time of reduced resources.
What's New - Division of Aging and Seniors
The Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada, provides federal leadership on health issues related to aging and seniors.
Source : Division of Aging and Seniors
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