Resources

Women’s Age Lab’s latest report addresses the unique challenges faced by older women in Canada. It sheds light on the health and wellbeing challenges often overlooked in research, healthcare, and policymaking daily and on a systemic level. From underrepresentation in clinical trials to the gende

When it comes to framing aging, images matter. People over 50 have long been misrepresented in media—or left out entirely. This new research from the FrameWorks Institute and AARP provides recommendations for using images that reduce the prevalence of ageism and advance a more authentic picture of

Sharing Our Space: A Toolkit for Developing and Enhancing Intergenerational Shared Sites is the new online resource developed by Generations United in partnership with The Eisner Foundation.Designed for individuals and organizations interested in creating an intergenerational shared site or strength

This report highlights the available evidence around how older people often have unequal access to local businesses and community settings. It also highlights how age can intersect other characteristics such as disability or ethnicity to widen these inequalities and means that some older people face

Training modules to learn how to start your podcasting journey, built by seniors for seniors

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

This is Caregiver's Compass. An uplifting, inspirational podcast talking about all things caregiving. Therapist and caregiver Stephanie Muskat takes you through real-life caregiving stories from her own therapeutic experience and gives you the raw and personal on her own caregiving experiences as a young caregiver. Plus hear from tons of incredible experts and caregivers who are living their day-to-day journeys. It's all here at Caregiver's Compass.

We aim to (1) describe what role(s) RIOAs are/are not taking in their own healthcare, from the perspectives of participant groups (RIOAs, caregivers and healthcare providers (HCPs)); and (2) develop a codesign process with these participants, creating linguistically aligned and culturally aligned tools, resources or solutions to support patient engagement with RIOAs.

Loneliness affects Black older adults (BOAs) in different and debilitating ways. BOAs aged 65 years and above make up 7.3% of the Black population and 15.9% of the total population of those aged 65 years and above in Canada. Also, the population of BOAs in Canada has doubled within the last two decades, highlighting the need to understand the unique experience of aging of this population, including their experiences of loneliness and social participation.