Baycrest celebrates 100 years of serving the community
Exactly 100 years ago, concerned Jewish community members in Toronto recognized the need to care for the elderly.
Healthy Aging: How to spot – and prevent – cognitive decline
Alzheimer’s in women is often missed for months or years, meaning that, in many cases, it doesn’t get treated as early as it should.
Montreal seniors’ residence throws party for 20 centenarians
Le Waldorf – an upscale kosher private retirement residence in Côte-St-Luc, Que. – threw a party for its 20 residents who are turning at least 100 years old this year.
Montreal seniors voice concerns at city meeting
Difficulty getting around – whether on foot, by public transit or finding parking – topped the myriad of concerns expressed by seniors at a public consultation meeting held by the City of Montreal on Feb. 26.
Shul presents workshops to teach seniors about financial predators
Toronto’s Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue will present “Food For Thought: Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse” – five free workshops to help seniors guard against financial abuse.
Vancouver starts planning new campus for Jewish seniors
Jewish community leaders in Vancouver are planning a new future for the Dr. Irving & Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors, one of the only Jewish long-term care facilities in Western Canada.
Licensed to drive
Always a tough and determined lady, my mom convinced me to help her regain her licence at age 85
Kosher Meals on Wheels celebrates 50th anniversary
The robust program that began in 1966 delivers meals to more than 1,000 clients each year. This year, it delivered 158,000 meals to seniors across Toronto
Drop-in centre for vulnerable seniors opens in Côte St. Luc
The prospect of frail seniors and their often weary caregivers being left without a day centre in the Côte St. Luc area has been averted with the opening of a new federally funded program
Beyond medications for dementia
The pharmaceutical products available for improvement of memory and judgment are often helpful in some individuals, but even when they are effective, they do not “cure” the cognitive impairment, writes Dr. Michael Gordon
