Seniors Strategy Now

We are the Alliance for a #NationalSeniorsStrategy based at @NIAgeing.
Fighting for evidence based actions to make Canada the best place to grow up&grow old.

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Are you a journalist passionate about healthy ageing and improving opportunities for older adults? Pitch your journalism project for a chance to win a $5,000 prize to produce a journalism in ageing project, published by the @TorontoStar. https://t.co/Y5jJPNHb6U

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

The NIA, @TorontoMet and the @TorontoStar are recruiting a Journalism in Ageing fellow who will work closely with established Toronto Star reporters to carry out a meaningful journalism in ageing project that will be featured in the Toronto Star. Apply: https://t.co/lr637pCiEP

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Join the NIA's webinar on Sept. 27, 12 pm ET, as lead authors @DrSamirSinha and Matthew Downer, alongside @MoiraWelsh, @TorontoStar ; and Marilyn White-Campbell,@Baycrest discuss. Register today https://t.co/qhfXoukp0O

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Join us on July 21, noon - 1 pm EDT, for an expert discussion with @DrSamirSinha , and Celine Chiovitti, Executive Vice President & Head of Pensions for OMERS, on financial security and healthy outcomes in retirement.

Register for the webinar: https://t.co/6yHJhYSgc1

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Today the NIA launches its updated report, “As One of Canada’s Top Killers, Why Isn’t Pneumonia Taken More Seriously?” We look at why pneumonia vaccination for older adults remains stubbornly low and what we can do to boost it. https://t.co/zELqQdORxy

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Join us for the @AgelessFilmFest screening of @onditimoner’s Last Flight Home (2022) on April 13 at 7:00 PM at the Royal Cinema! https://t.co/Otv3AiNEmY

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

The National Institute on Ageing, in partnership with @rto_ero is currently accepting applications for its annual Summer Scholars Program. Visit our website to learn more.
https://t.co/YPF73RI7Ak

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Why should we be concerned about the increased risk of shingles as we grow older? Dr. Allison McGeer, Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Consultant at Mount Sinai Hospital, explains. https://t.co/4Ns6485iUe https://t.co/glAziD1QHF

[Seniors Strategy Now @NSS_Now]

“The NIA’s National Seniors Strategy calls for supports to help people become active and independent and find care close to their home. It also sought support for unpaid caregivers.” @TorontoStar @MoiraWelsh https://t.co/LcWponvS95

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

The NIA and @EgaleCanada are pleased to launch a new guidance document: Acting in Allyship with 2SLGBTQI People Living With Dementia: Guiding Principles of Healthcare and Social Service Professionals https://t.co/7QUSapl9yI

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The NIA is #hiring an Events Specialist to lead the NIA's growing portfolio of events. Learn more: https://t.co/F5g2Euz0FC

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

The NIA is #hiring an Administrative & Operations Coordinator. Apply to join our growing team!
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On Thursday February 16, the @AgelessFilmFest and the NIA will present a virtual screening of the Canadian film "Hundred Something" by filmmaker, journalist and author, Susan Papp. Reserve your seat today! https://t.co/DexIpHFXWA

[National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 @NIAgeing]

Today, the NIA launches a new policy report: “How Canadian Postal Workers Could Better Enable Ageing in the Right Place” as part of its Ageing in the Right Place research series.
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New report: A new year is on the way but the NIA is looking further ahead to the next 10 years. Today we launch an annual survey of older Canadians that will be the cornerstone of our new initiative, Enabling a Decade of Healthy Ageing in Canada. https://t.co/kd7iJM9U6z 🧵 1/5

[Entente Foundation @EntenteFdn]

We want to prevent falls before they happen. Below is a short list of actions you can take to to help ensure you reduce your chances of falling. For more information during Fall Prevention Month, be sure to follow @fallpreventCA. #PreventFallsCA #FallPreventionMonthCA

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The NIA and @egalecanada are proud to introduce the National Resource Centre on 2SLGBTQI Aging, a first-of-its-kind digital resource centre that shares curated, cutting-edge research and resources addressing the unique needs of #2SLGBTQI older adults. https://t.co/hrRn3I2Cv7

[Seniors Strategy Now @NSS_Now]

Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits are derived from workforce participation-related contributions, making inconsistent workforce participation or early retirement detrimental to accruing future long-term pension benefits through this program.

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[Seniors Strategy Now @NSS_Now]

For older Canadians, falls were the leading cause of injuries that landed them in hospital and represented 60% of all reported emergency room visits and over half of all injury-related hospitalizations from 2017 to 2018.

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[Canadian Society for Long Term Care Medicine @CSLTCM]

#November is #fallprevention month. Every year, it is estimated 1 in 3 #seniors aged 65 years and older are likely to #fall at least once.

@fallpreventCA

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