You don’t need to be an expert to engage meaningfully in conversations about aging and care, but understanding the language helps. Discussions about aging, health and care often rely on familiar phrases, especially in advocacy, research and policy settings. While…
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You can make a difference for women’s heart health by spreading the word, sharing resources and encouraging your loved ones to take preventative measures. Did you know that, while heart disease is on the decline among men, it’s rising among…
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Brian Hills, a member of Federal Retirees’ Charlottetown Branch, became his wife’s primary caregiver in 2017. They are pictured here with their daughters, Paula Graham and Lisa Harvey. When his wife got a much-needed bed in palliative care, a perceptive…
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As 2023 dawns, Federal Retirees discusses the political landscape and what it means for the Association’s advocacy goals. Last year was supposed to be fruitful for some of Federal Retirees’ priorities — pharmacare, long-term care standards and OAS increases,…
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Today’s, and tomorrow’s, long-term care residents deserve a system that is safe, effective and high quality. The end of 2021 marks two years since the early days of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and nearly two years since Canadians began…
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Ontario optometrists have withdrawn OHIP-covered eye services for seniors and youths after a breakdown in negotiations with the provincial government. Regular visits to an optometrist are essential for retirees to preserve good vision and health, but for older Ontarians,…
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Colleen Flood, director for the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, shares her vision for long-term care transformation. Over the past decade or more, there has been a growing recognition that Canada’s long-term care (LTC)…
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If you missed our webinar on national standards in long-term care, check out the video recording. The number of tragic deaths in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic have shamefully stressed the overdue need for urgent action and policy…
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Monday’s budget, the first in two years, offers Canadians a peek behind the curtain – at the government’s post-pandemic priorities. Monday’s federal budget was massive. Its English version 739 pages, its spending unprecedented. It was full of firsts – the…
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Make your voice heard! Health Standards Organization (HSO) wants to know your thoughts about national standards for long-term care in Canada. The Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Health Standards Organization (HSO), and Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) are collaborating…
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Vaccine rollout varies from province to province, but the federal government has stated it expects all Canadians to be vaccinated by September 2021. Federal Retirees has heard from members with questions and concerns about when older adults will receive…
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Canada is the only country with universal health care that does not also offer universal prescription coverage, and that fragmentation means that Canadians pay among the highest drug costs in the world. Last month Federal Retirees supported Bill C-213…
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