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Aging alone: How Canada is failing older adults

Aging alone: How Canada is failing older adults

FromThis Matters


Aging alone: How Canada is failing older adults

FromThis Matters

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Dec 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Moira Welsh, journalist  Canada's population is aging fast. Over the next two decades, one in four Canadians are going to be over the age of 65. As experts say our health care system isn't ready, the devastation in long-term care homes during COVID-19 offered a terrifying glimpse into the future. As such, many older adults fear nursing homes and instead struggle to age at home, alone, often without support, human contact or dignity. Moira Welsh, Toronto Star journalist and author of the book "Happily Ever Older: Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care," joins us to explain.  What you would like to hear on Toronto Star podcasts? Let us know in this survey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card. This episode was produced by Paulo Marques and Saba Eitizaz.
Released:
Dec 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.