The Care Home Dilemma

A number of improvements can be made to put more meaning into the lives of care home residents, writes Rodney Clifton. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Commentary

Canada’s rapidly changing demography is daunting. The number of people over 65 increased from 3,888,550 in 2001 to 7,021,430 in 2021, an increase of 81 percent. Over the same 20-year period, the Canadian population increased by 23 percent, from 30,007,090 to 36,991,980. At present, people over 65 represent almost one in five Canadians.