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How to enhance senior safety with smart technology
Seniors make up a significant portion of Canada’s population at present. This demographic is growing at a rapid pace too. By 2030, it is estimated that 23% of the population will be 65 or older (around 9.5 million) [1]. Sure, an aging population poses challenges. But it also opens up new opportunities for the use…
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How Senior Homes have evolved over the years
Senior homes have come a long way in the past few decades. It’s not just the facilities, features, and services on offer that have changed. Everything from public perception to the very nomenclature is different. Remember the days when such places where called nursing or old age homes? You’ll hardly find these terms anymore. Today’s…
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Redefining what it means to be a ‘Senior’
Growing old is a fact of life. There is no escaping it. Everyone is aging and one day, we will all be old. Unfortunately, stereotypes and negative perceptions about aging and seniors are everywhere. If you ask people what they think about elderly people, you hear terms like frail, fragile, unhealthy, etc. In our youth-obsessed…
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The importance of social and engaged residents
Social isolation is one of the biggest problems affecting the health of seniors. It means the loss of trusted relationships with the people around you. No one expects their adult children to live close by but it is still a loss when they move away. That sense of loss increases when old friends and family…
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It’s time to embrace the changing aging population
The Canadian population is aging. It is a familiar phenomenon among many developed nations. The baby boomer generation is quickly reaching retirement age. With this milestone, the older population is the fastest growing segment in the country. As the population ages, their needs also change. Before we dive into the changing needs of seniors, let’s…
