How to add quality of life for Canada’s older adults? — AVOID frailty

 By John Muscedere The global pandemic has struck a death blow across our senior population. Canada has had almost 9,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far, with the vast majority (97 per cent) occurring in those over age 60.  Canada also holds the unenviable record among developed nations for the highest

Advance care planning more important now than ever

 By Amy Doyle Advanced care planning – decisions about what you’d like your end of life care to look like – have always been important, but COVID-19 has made such discussions more important now than ever, particularly for those in their senior years. The virus has significantly more serious outcomes,

Seniors with frailty will be hardest hit by COVID-19

 Check in on seniors in your community and help them prepare for the long-term consequences of COVID-19 by John Muscedere As the Prime Minister addressed the nation, from his quarantined residence in Ottawa, he echoed what public health officials have been saying: Listen to your health care providers, practise social

Canada’s Food Guide doesn’t work for everyone

 By Heather Keller “What do you think of Canada’s Food Guide?” is a question I have been asked a lot since Health Canada launched new guidance on how the nation should eat last year. The Guide recommends a plant-focused diet but not to the exclusion of animal products — an

Frailty Impacting More Than 1 Million Canadians, Consensus Needed to Measure Common Condition

 More than 1 million Canadians are living with frailty, but a lack of consistent measurement of the condition is potentially exposing patients to inappropriate care, according to a new report by the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management in partnership with the Canadian

Why we need to include the voices of persons living with frailty in healthcare decision-making

 By Katherine McGilton and John Muscedere Today, over one million Canadians are medically frail – approximately 25 per cent of those over age 65 and 50 per cent past age 85. The aging of Canadian society and the growing number of older adults living with frailty poses unprecedented societal and medical challenges which will only increase

Addressing frailty part of the solution for improving healthcare

 Canada’s ability to care for more than 1.2 million frail older citizens along with their families, caregivers and care providers received a significant boost with the announcement of $23.9 million in renewal funding for Canadian Frailty Network from the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program for a