Nov 27, 2020
Did you know that a baby boomer is a person who was born between 1946 and 1964? This group represents nearly 20% of American and 30% of the Canadian population. By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than 65 and many won't have a family caregiver to help them take care of themselves.
Question is, who will take care of...
Nov 20, 2020
Did you know that there are currently over 75 million unpaid caregivers in North America? Mostly, family caregivers of individuals who want to be able to care for themselves. Being a caregiver is arguably the hardest job in the world. What's the secret to being an excellent caregiver? Self-care—put your oxygen mask on...
Nov 13, 2020
Did you know that there are over 6.5 million Canadians over the age of 65? Almost 11 thousand of those are over the age of a hundred. Our older loved ones and community members have some unique needs and evolving challenges. They need advocacy and they need a voice.
In this episode, we have two such experts representing...
Nov 6, 2020
Did you know that over 400 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss? By 2050, that number would be over 900 million people! Hearing loss may result from genetic causes, infectious diseases, exposure to excessive noise, and ageing among other reasons. Whatever the cause are, hearing loss has functional,...