Seniors

GINTA – Thank-you to the military and let’s restore old-age dignity

June 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

WHEN I THINK OF ‘AGING GRACEFULLY,’ it is not the wrinkle-free skin and perpetual youthfulness that come to mind but living independently and enjoying every day until the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Imagine how different it would be if we’d taken care of our seniors

May 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE FIRST LONG-TERM CARE home I ever visited left an indelible impression. I was a kid, and my grandmother Justina Hohm had been placed there when Alzheimer’s made it [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Better than nothing – the Canadian motto for seniors’ care

May 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT SEEMS WE WHO HAVE worked long enough to qualify for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) are going to get a one-time COVID-19 payment. It will come [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Seniors shouldn’t complain about a few hundred dollars

May 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NO MATTER HOW MUCH money is handed out during this COVID-19 pandemic, it will never be enough. Businesses want more, students want more, [Continue]

GINTA – One step at a time: reminders of hope and resilience

May 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

WHEN I GROW OLD AND WISE, and if I ever get to be 101 years old, I want to be like John Hillman. You may have seen the news about this gentleman, but if you haven’t, well, [Continue]

HEALTH – We must do more for seniors coming home from hospital

December 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

By RUTA VALAITIS and MAUREEN MARKLE-REID McMaster University DESPITE HAVING DIABETES and arthritis, Verne was a thriving independent 72-year-old who lived at home with his [Continue]