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: via @PenguinRandomCA @randomhouseca #eldercare

How the Risks of Drinking Increase in Older Age. #Alcohol can present health problems for even light or occasional drinkers, by @ravindranize via @nytimeswell.

A Common Assumption About #Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests. Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might be more a product of our environment, by @ravindranize via @nytimeswell.

How to prevent falls and maintain independence as you age, by @AlyssaAges via @Globe_Health #aging #FOF.

The bitter truth is that cheaper housing means a retirement crisis for homeowners, by John Turley-Ewart via @globebusiness.

Maybe It’s Not Just #Aging. Maybe It’s #Anemia. Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed, IV iron, by @paula_span via @nytimes.

Ontario investigating alleged data breach involving 200,000 #homecare patients. Ontario Health atHome data breach occurred in mid-March and was never disclosed to the public, by @liamdevlincasey @allisonjones_cp via @globeandmail.

A Loved One Was Diagnosed With #Dementia. Now What? Families and experts share their best advice for navigating and coping, by @ravindranize via @nytimeswell #caregiving.

What the Japanese Know About Aging That We Don’t — And Why You’re Slowing Down Too Soon. They age with power. We age with pills, by Dr. Nikita Singh via @Medium.

The same long-term care home had one of the highest #COVID19 death rates in the country, and the military was forced to come in and provide care to residents. .via @ctvnews.

Temperatures hit 30C inside CHSLD Vigi Reine-Elizabeth in Montreal. Residents at long-term care facility left sweltering in rooms that aren’t equipped with air conditioning, by @hsnorth_ via @mtlgazette #eldercare.

As their numbers shrink, Canada’s oldest Second World War veterans find strength in art and legacy. At Ottawa’s Perley Health, some of the county’s oldest veterans are celebrated every year, by @Ijeoma_ukazu via @globeandmail #LestWeForget #eldercare.

Why is #caregiving so hard? The answers emerge in a new film, which focuses on the lack of resources and support for families, by @mcgowankat via @NPRHealth @CdnCaregiving.

They’re Over 80. You Can Find Them in the Club. A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors, by @jggross via @nytimes.

The rise and fall of Canada's alleged grandparent scam king. Gareth West charged with orchestrating a $30-million scam network, by @mattlapi via @CBCNews.

They're too young to drive or vote — but they're caring for their ailing loved ones. Number of young caregivers in Canada is only expected to grow with aging population, say experts, by @jenngyoon via @CBCNews @CdnCaregiving.

Almost half of Canadians say fading retirement dreams are weighing on #MentalHealth, HOOPP survey finds, by @MeeraRaman via @globeandmail @HOOPPnow #aging.

For these seniors, co-housing offers autonomy rarely found in long-term care homes. For #LGBTQ+ seniors, in particular, collective housing offers a safe space where they can be celebrated, by @jduffinwolfe via @globeandmail #aging #eldercare.

RT @picardonhealth: Ontario high school students stage grad party at long-term care home, giving new meaning to ‘senior prom.’ . https://t.c….

RT @paula_span: I wrote about encouraging research on vaccinations and elders, who express more confidence in their safety and greater will….

Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right. Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even #dementia, by @Paula_Span via @nytimes #vaccination.