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A Message from the Minister of Seniors
As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to take a moment to update you on the most recent initiatives the Government of Canada has undertaken to help seniors, their families and caregivers cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please feel free to share this message with your networks. COVID-19 has made life more difficult…
AVOID Frailty: Stay Active with Hal & Joanne of BodyBreak!
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of BodyBreak stress the importance of staying active to AVOID Frailty and take control of your health. To read more about how to stay healthy as you age and AVOID frailty, click here! To see more videos by Hal and Joanne click here.
Mitigating the impacts of COVID‑19 in care homes
Published by Dal News, CFN Principal Investigator Kenneth Rockwood speaks to why residential care and nursing homes are being so heavily hit by the virus and what can be done to mitigate risks and protect the residents of these facilities. Read the full article
Canadian Frailty Network funds research into the prevention of COVID-19 spread in long-term care
News Release Kingston – May 5, 2020 – As the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become apparent that older adults over the age of 60, with or without pre-existing health conditions, or those who live in long-term care homes are a high-risk group affected disproportionately and more severely by the virus. The…
Frailty and Aging: How the Danish Experience Might Inform Canada
In keeping with CFN’s mandate to learn from international partnerships, Dr. Muscedere, CFN Scientific Director and CEO mobilized a group of Canadian healthcare leaders, researchers and clinicians to visit Denmark in May 2018. Their goal was to see first-hand why Denmark is widely recognized as a world leader in providing effective healthcare and practical living support…
A Message from the Minister of Seniors
Good day, As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to reach out to you to share some of the initiatives we are undertaking to help seniors, their families and caregivers cope with the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. Please feel free to share this message with your networks. I have been working closely with my…
Social connection crucial for seniors
Physical isolation is imperative to keep Canadian seniors, especially those living with frailty, healthy. But this does not mean we must socially isolate. Extensive research supports that remaining social is vital to support both our physical and mental health. This can be especially challenging for community-dwelling seniors, who are accustomed to leaving home for regular…
Advance care planning more important now than ever
An important priority for CFN in recent years has been funding research into methods of increasing the use of, and access to, advance care planning by older Canadians. Advance care planning is a conversation between an individual and the people closest to them about their preferences for future care, often including end-of-life care. The preferences…
Meet the future of frailty care! Summer Student Awards 2020
Every year, we invest in the training of students to ensure the future of frailty care is bright! Meet this year’s CFN Summer Students and their supervisors. Congratulations to all! SSA 2020 Awardees
CFN researcher Dr. Deborah Cook appointed to federal COVID-19 expert panel
CFN Principal Investigator Dr. Deborah Cook has been appointed to a multidisciplinary science expert panel to advise Canada’s Chief Science Advisor on the latest scientific developments relevant to COVID-19. Click here for more details.