Pushing for freedom
Ontario Retirement Communities Association pushing government to create Senior Services Benefit to put control for care back in the hands of seniors By Joel Wittnebel ACTIVE SENIOR’S DIGEST It’s a simple enough idea. One...
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Be a donor, make a difference
April is BeADonor month and the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is looking to Ontario residents for help. There are approximately 1,600 people currently waiting for an organ transplant across the province, and...
Free pharmacare in the works
Plans are in the works to extend cost-free pharmacare to residents over the age of 65. More than 4,400 prescription drugs will be available free of charge of charge to the approximate 2.6 million...
Hospitals getting more support
Patients across Ontario will continue to see improved access to care and reduced wait times thanks to an investment from the province. Dr. Eric Hoskins, minister of health and long-term care recently announced that...
Community organizations receive funding through Horizons for seniors program
The Town of Ajax and three community organizations were recently named as the recipients of $90,000 in funding through the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. The program provides grants and contributions to...
Celebrating the life and memory of a beloved husband a walk in the park
Ashwini was a nature lover. Walks and park visits were a cornerstone in their family’s lives. Even after Ashwini was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he and his wife, Mridula, continued to walk together. This...
Creating more seniors centres across the province
The province is now accepting applications from organizations interested in opening new Seniors Active Living Centres, to develop up to 40 new centres across the province over the next three years. These new centres...
Seniors more likely to die in home fires
An individual’s ability to respond quickly to a residential fire determines who dies and who gets injured, according to a new study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Home fire deaths...
Boosting seniors’ opportunities
Seniors across the province will have more opportunities to be active, healthy and engaged in their communities thanks to the expansion of the Seniors Community Grant program. Dipika Damerla, minister of seniors affairs, made...
Maximize your golden years
Are you approaching the so-called “golden years”: the time of life after retirement from active work? Free from the constraints of a job, boss or workplace, you can at last enjoy the freedom to...
