Aging alone: How Canada is failing older adults
Publisher |
Toronto Star
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Canada
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Dec 07, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:23:14

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. 

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This episode was produced by Paulo Marques and Saba Eitizaz.

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