Self awareness in staff can improve care, writes Susannah Darling Khan Both of my parents had long journeys with and eventually died from cancer in the past 12 years. Our experiences of the NHS have...

Recognizing estrangement gives patients an opportunity to consider what they want to leave behind

We have built a culture that views a death in the I.C.U. as a failure.

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The Maison des RebElles is a flourishing chosen family for lesbians and allies

magine waking up in a hospital bed and being told by a doctor that you are well enough to leave only to discover you cannot.

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) is a central priority in dementia care, yet most nursing homes (NHs) in Canada rely on clinical indicators that do not capture the emotional and social dimensions of residents’ well-being. Little is known about how clinical, social, and NH factors jointly shape QoL …

Canada may not have a national health care system, but we should still have coherent national policies on essential issues like vaccination

Recommendation sets the stage for possible government funding of the medication

The Nunavut government was previously funding John Amagoalik’s higher living costs in an Ottawa long-term care home

Teun explores in Human Forever how dementia is dealt with in countries and what we can learn to make the future more beautiful and inclusive.

Cycling Without Age works to enrich the lives of long-term care home residents across Canada

Nursing PhD candidate Brittany DeGraves is studying the feasibility of making pet visits part of standard care in long-term care homes as a way to support mental health and combat social isolation.

A family member of a long-term care resident in central Newfoundland who was photographed in a vulnerable state says the nurse she believes was responsible should have faced a stronger penalty, especi...

Winnipeg's health authority has asked a trio of long-term care facilities to make spaces available for some hospital patients as the local health-care system grapples with a surge in demand.

A long term care resident in Quispamsis says with an aging population and a shortage of health-care workers, it's time for the province to rethink how these homes are run across the province.

Instead of attending regular school, a group of sixth graders in Canada spend time at a long-term care home—and young and old seem to benefit.

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Canada needs enforceable AI rules that address age bias, protect older adults and require oversight of high-risk systems in health care.

As summers become hotter, access to air conditioning is no longer a luxury

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Vulnerable citizens are stuck in hospital beds awaiting a more suitable place to take them in. This crisis could have been prevented

OAS is not a poverty reduction program for retired seniors. So what is it actually for?

A Times reporter tells the story of her father’s disease and the new science that helped her understand what he went through.