Congratulations to Samir Sinha on being awarded the Canadian Geriatrics Society B. Lynn Beattie Clinical Leadership Award which recognizes him as a member of Canadian Geriatrics who has made a significant and enduring contribution to Clinical Leadership in Geriatrics.🏆

What approaches do we need to consider to ensure the well-being and inclusion of older Canadians Samir Sinha speaks on a panel at the The Economic Club of Canada’s Healthcare Summit on “Navigating Canada's Aging Population.” events.economicclub.ca/healthcaresumm…

Sinai Health / University Health Network are excited to announce our 14th annual Geriatrics Institute Day happening on June 20th from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST on Zoom with our theme based on the movie Up. Early bird tickets for $30/person ends May 13th. Register now at: sinaigeriatrics.ca/event/2024-sin…

A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane trib.al/KtZOSEv

Ontario has 2,000 Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs).

A new report from UHN's NORC Innovation Centre explores ways to modernize Ontario's home care delivery by streamlining services in NORCs to offer better and preventative care. 👇

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“Most people living in the thousands of (NORC) buildings don’t have anything like this but imagine if we could take government-funded home care and offer something similar to cluster care in these buildings' Samir Sinha speaks to Moira Welsh tinyurl.com/yc2ekkfv

Who's in Your Kitchen Cabinet? An enlightening conversation with Samir Sinha University Health Network Sinai Health about his 'kitchen cabinet' of trusted advisors & their impact at critical points in his career to advance #geriatric care. maryellenhynd.com/whos-in-your-k…

Although most seniors start their Canada Pension Plan benefits between 60 and 65, holding off until 70 could mean more benefits. Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald from National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦 explains how to make smarter decisions regarding retirement for @GlobeandMail. bit.ly/3xz0xCD

Despite the substantial financial advantages of waiting, 9 in 10 Canadians choose to take their CPP/QPP benefits by age 65. How can we help Canadians make better decisions and get the most from the CPP/QPP programs? Read our report to learn more. niageing.ca/cpp-qpp

Awesome session on small homes. The way of the future !! ⁦AdvantAge Ontario⁩ ⁦Samir Sinha⁩

Handheld personal hearing amplifiers (PHAs) have a consistent positive effect on patients' ability to understand their care providers. So why don’t more people use them? Samir Sinha writes in JAGS that more work is needed in this area. #hearing
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In our latest Ageing Beyond Borders report, we explore several opportunities to improve the organization, governance and delivery of long-term care services in both #Canada and #Australia . Learn more: niageing.ca/australia2

A predicted 90,000 new cases of shingles occur annually among Canadians aged 50 and older, found a report by National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦. Despite this, Manitoba’s health minister was recently non-committal about funding the shingles vaccine for seniors. bit.ly/4alrMik

For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees under a controversial law that says patients who refuse to move out of the hospital and into a long-term care bed must pay $400 a day. cbc.ca/news/canada/wi… .

On #NationalCaregiverDay , we are delighted to be a part of Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence’s National Caregiving Strategy Champions Table to meaningfully support caregivers across Canada.

The value of unpaid care is significant, reducing pressure on our health care system. The family and friends of older Canadians who provide unpaid care for their loved ones must be acknowledged and supported. #NationalCaregiverDay

If you are a #caregiver to a person experiencing #delirium , keep familiar photos on hand, keep sentences short and simple, and remind them of where they are, what the date is and what is happening. Learn more tips here: sinaigeriatrics.ca/patient-resour… #NationalCarersDay #CaregiverDay

This is what 'care' looks like under a Doug Ford conservative government:

Forcing frail, elderly Ontarians to move far from their loved ones into long-term care homes they never chose. Or billing them $400/day to stay close to home.

Shame! #onpoli
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Older Canadian women face challenges accessing medical specialists and non-emergency tests, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.

From delayed diagnoses to higher incidences of things like dementia, #TeamUHN 's Samir Sinha explains ⬇
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Empowering your mind against dementia. Samir Sinha discusses Dementia with theZoomer shorturl.at/pFIW8