Tag: aging in place
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Redesigning Toronto’s Long-Term Care: Lessons from COVID-19 Shape a Safer Future
Rebuilding with Purpose: A Downtown Toronto LTC Redesign In downtown Toronto, a long-term care home is undergoing a thoughtful redesign that places lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic at the center of its new plan. The project aims to improve safety, flexibility, and the well-being of residents, staff, and visitors by going beyond current provincial…
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Inside a B.C. dementia village: a bold experiment reshaping long-term care
Behind the walls of a testbed village In British Columbia, researchers are testing a bold idea: a dementia village designed to blur the lines between living and caregiving. This community approach to long-term care seeks to recreate the routines, safety, and social engagement of everyday life while providing targeted support for people with dementia and…
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Vancouver Shelter Adapts to Rising Unhoused Seniors as Cost of Living Soars
Growing Need: Seniors at Vancouver’s Union Gospel Mission Every year, hundreds of seniors find their way through the doors of Vancouver’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) in the Downtown Eastside. The shelter has long been a lifeline for people facing homelessness, but the post-pandemic period has marked a notable shift: an increasing number of older adults…
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Making Melbourne’s Streets Lovelier for Older Melbournians: Citizen Scientists Lead the Way
Introduction: A Local Movement for Older Melbournians In Melbourne, a determined group of citizens aged 65 and over has taken to the streets to assess how friendly our neighbourhoods are for aging residents. This initiative blends lived experience with structured observation, creating a practical map of what works well and what needs changing. The goal…