Interest soars as Brock launches new gerontology master’s program
Brock University is launching a new Master of Applied Gerontology program for students to play a positive role in the lives of aging Canadians.
Shalom Manor expansion project gets go-ahead
Grimsby long-term care facility to build 128 units in Hamilton NEWS Sep 10, 2019 by Luke Edwards Grimsby Lincoln NewsOne thousand new long-term care beds are coming to 13 sites in southern Ontario, stretching from Haldimand-Norfolk and Brant County, to Hamilton and Niagara.Ontario Minister [...]
Church conversion to seniors housing gets boost from city hall in Port Colborne
A former church in Port Colborne is one step closer to being transformed into a seniors housing complex, after council...read more.
Niagara Falls Transit free for seniors later this year
The pilot program, which will begin Sept. 1, will give seniors an opportunity to get out and explore their community, said Coun Wayne Campbell...read more.
Age-friendly committee speaks for senior needs
Seniors need affordable senior housing, an x-ray clinic, and a long-term care facility in Thorold, according to the city’s Age Friendly Committee...read more.
Niagara on the world age-friendly stage
Niagara is notably on the world stage of age-friendly communities and in the company of New York, Paris and London and 850 other communities world-wide...read more.
Hamilton’s age-friendly strategy must address diverse senior communities, say committee members
Hamilton’s groundbreaking age-friendly strategy must incorporate ideas to help the city’s diverse community, said a member of the senior advisory’s committee...read more.
Region embarking on massive long-term care redevelopment
When it comes to redeveloping the network of long-term care homes in Niagara, the risks of doing nothing outweigh the costs of going ahead with major projects...read more.
St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik updates seniors on successes
Mayor Walter Sendzik’s message to seniors was that St. Catharines is returning to the prosperity they remembered from their younger years...read more.
Brush with dementia, aging an eye-opening experience
Program simulates frustration, anxiety felt by people with Alzheimers or other disabilities...read more.
