Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of A Pandemic, a book by André Picard
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NEGLECTED NO MORE: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders, by @picardonhealth, will be published on March 2, 2021. You can pre-order here: bit.ly/NeglectedNoMore via @PenguinRandomCA @randomhouseca #eldercare
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Guns and dementia, a dangerous combination. Can we intervene earlier to promote safe storage and reduce the risks? Gift link to the latest New Old Age column. nytimes.com/2026/10/17/well/…
If you’re caring for an older adult dying at home, here are some things to know, by Dr. Carolyn Wong theglobeandmail.com/life/art… via @globeandmail
L’hospitalisation à domicile : guérir chez soi grâce à la technologie. Remplacer le lit d’hôpital par le confort du salon tout en maintenant la qualité des soins : c’est le virage proposé par le CHU général juif, par Dominique Forget ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle… via @RadioCanadaInfo
Le Québec vieillit. Où est le plan ? Un café avec…Marguerite Blais, par @MEveFournier lapresse.ca/dialogue/chroniq… via @LP_LaPresse
Long-term care is the only option for some seniors. Is enhanced assisted living a better way? There is a missing middle ground between independent living and long-term care in Ontario, by Sabrina Bedford ottawacitizen.com/news/assis… via @OttawaCitizen @BruyereGive
Is Retirement Unhealthy? It Depends. As more we live longer and as the population ages, measuring the effect of retirement on physical, cognitive and mental abilities is a complex undertaking. nytimes.com/2026/10/16/well/… via @nytimeswell
I Couldn’t Cure My Dad’s Alzheimer’s. Here’s What I Could Heal. Making a book of my dad’s train photos shifted my gaze away from all that he was losing, by Rebecca Barry nytimes.com/2026/10/12/opini… via @nytopinion
These grown-ups are turning to parkour for healthy aging. For these enthusiasts, parkour strikes just the right balance of movement, problem-solving and play, by @dhritimgupta theglobeandmail.com/life/wel… via @globeandmail
What happens when you put a daycare and a long-term care home under one roof? A little bit of magic for old and young alike, they learned at Perley Health, by Sabrina Bedford
ottawacitizen.com/news/child… via @OttawaCitizen @PerleyHealth
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I wrote about a certified professional called an aging life care manager, also informally known as a godsend and a way to clone yourself to oversee eldercare. nytimes.com/2026/10/03/well/…
How longevity is rewriting retirement plans. Given all the variables, advisors need to provide financial planning that’s increasingly comprehensive and flexible, by @JoelSchlesinger theglobeandmail.com/investin… via @globebusiness
Not all hearing loss is the same. Here’s what can help.
It can be a medical emergency or stem from something as simple as earwax buildup, by Alison Hodgins washingtonpost.com/wellness/… via @washingtonpost
Frontotemporal dementia turned her husband into a violent stranger. Inside a Toronto family’s nightmare. Steve Dawson's four children have a 50/50 chance of inheriting the genetic mutation responsible, by Kevin Jiang thestar.com/life/health-well… via @TorontoStar
Star reporter @MoiraWelsh’s ‘The Astonishing Lives of Older Women’ among finalists for $70K Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. The winner will be announced Nov. 24. thestar.com/entertainment/bo… via @TorontoStar
Saved from the cancer, undone by the care. One in three patients over 70 leaves hospital less able to care for themselves than when they arrived. I watched it happen to my father, by @SeemaMarwahaMD healthydebate.ca/2026/09/top… via @HealthyDebate @FMWCanada
Why scientists are starting to worry popular supplements could harm the aging brain. New studies raise questions about vitamin D, omega-3 fish oil and glucosamine pills in some people, by @arianaeunjung washingtonpost.com/health/20… via @washingtonpost
Soon we’ll all be able to see our medical futures -- whether it’s a genetic cancer risk, likelihood of dementia, or a familial pattern of mental illness. But do we really want to gaze into the crystal ball? by @bobkolker theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… via @GlobeDebate
The New Old Age: What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late, by David Brooks
(a 2023 article about retiremen but always worth re-reading)
theatlantic.com/culture/arch… via @TheAtlHealth
Are you ready for the 100-year life? by Harvey Schachter theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness
How Drinking Affects Your Dementia Risk. Researchers are still investigating what alcohol does to the brain, and what (if any) amount is safe, by @SmithDanaG nytimes.com/2026/09/25/well/… via @nytimeswell