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A younger woman dancing with an older woman while several people sit and stand in a circle around them, playing tambourines and other instruments.

Canada’s aging population needs more personal support workers

Illustration of a tree with leaves shaped like hearts. On the branches, they are red. Some of them turn into birds flying away. The fallen leaves are dark or light grey.

The mirage of “death as a benefit”

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The end-of-life care, environment and health system ‘polycrisis’ needs a new approach

How to help older Canadians continue to work

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Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care

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Improving palliative care requires better data

Provinces need to learn to share lessons as the need for home care and long-term care ramps up

Make palliative care a priority in health-care funding negotiations

Make key Quebec public services universal for the cost of a Big Mac a week

Alongside a four-story brick building, a glass-enclosed structure sits on concrete paving stones. Inside it is a glass coffee table and three chairs, and several of the glass panels are open. Next to it is a small open-air tent with a table and four chairs, along with a third sun umbrella nearby. Next to all three is a grassy area, with a high-rise building at the end of the property.

In crisis policy-making for long-term care, families’ and residents’ input must be central

Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes

The COVID-19 disaster in senior care should make reform a top priority

A woman speaks with a young boy sitting at a table with a tiny toy truck, a stuffed animal, colour pencils and sheets of paper in front of him.

Taking care of the care workers

Most Canadians want higher health transfers, preferably without conditions

Big changes are coming to health and social programs

Home care spending data are a launching point for better policies

How can we start to make Canada’s long-term care homes about care, not profit?

Long-term care reform in Canada will require a massive, multi-year effort

Increases in dementia will drive long-term care reform

Soins de longue durée : le personnel soignant est un facteur clé

Cash-for-care benefits are key to reforming long-term care system

Could down-payment federalism help kickstart reform in long-term care?

Reforming long-term care requires a diversity and equity approach

Les soins de longue durée : il faut réformer autrement !

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