The long-term care system is under pressure — both from an aging population and from a workforce in crisis. More humane, sustainable models of care are critical.
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Our aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a challenge to our pension schemes. Solutions exist to make them function better.
Recent studies show that it’s possible to maintain good cognitive health as we age with certain leisure activities and pursuits that stimulate the brain.
The SHIELD (Sleep, Head Injury prevention, Exercise, Learning, and Diet) mnemonic offers a clear and effective strategy for lowering dementia risk.
Late midlife adults (ages 55 to 64) represent one of our major resources, given the socioeconomic and health-related roles they play as caregivers to young and old. However, they may need a break.
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Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professor, Health Geography and Social Gerontology, University of Victoria
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