In 2020, CFN funded COVID-19 research projects focused on older adults living with frailty. Preliminary findings from one project “Exploring the care needs of Canadians living with frailty and the role of primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic” outline some of the experiences of older Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. To read more about this…
Do you live in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) area? Are you over the age of 60 and/or caring for an older adult? CFN needs your input on an exciting initiative to support you in navigating community health and social programs/services. If you are interested in participating, please complete our short survey here:…
The Canadian Frailty Network is launching a series of videos focused on the various aspects of frailty. Delivered in 5 minute, bite-sized features, this video series aims to deliver information about frailty risk, management and prevention to all Canadians, but in particular, older adults and their family/friend caregivers. The series launched during Nutrition Month and featured…
For Immediate Release March 23, 2021 Canadian Frailty Network enlists Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of BodyBreak to support healthy aging campaign Hal Johnson & Joanne McLeod help Canadians AVOID Frailty & Take Control (Kingston, Ontario) – Their personas and public service announcements encouraging Canadians to “keep fit and have fun” have left an indelible…
In a recent op ed. featured in the Globe and Mail, authors Dr. John Muscedere, Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod voice their concern about reduced activity levels, especially in older adults, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A sharp decline in physical activity can set a number of interlocking health issues in motion, including loss of…
Dr. John Muscedere, Scientific Director & CEO of the Canadian Frailty Network, was privileged to participate in a round table discussion with the Minister of Seniors, Deb Shulte and Press Secretary Stéphane Lauzon to highlight the important of sustained support for older adults living with frailty and their family caregivers in the 2021 federal budget. Dr….
The Canadian Frailty Network has funded several projects designed to assist and support Indigenous people in caring for their Elders. One such project is called Keeping our Nlaka’pamux Elders at Home. Five Nlaka’pamux communities in British Columbia are working collaboratively on the project. This project supports three primary initiatives; social activity and knowledge sharing in the…
News Release For Immediate Release Government of Canada invests in first-of-its-kind research study on the health impacts of inactivity Researchers seek to understand how to improve health of patients confined to bed rest—and for astronauts in space February 24, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canadians know the importance of physical…
COVID-19 has framed older Canadians as frail and vulnerable during the pandemic – for good reason. The pandemic has hit older adults particularly hard, accounting for the majority of those suffering from serious illness and death. Fear of COVID-19 contagion continues to impact seniors far more than most other Canadians, forcing them into stricter lockdown…
Late last year, Solange Lemieux developed a bowel obstruction. She was vomiting badly and feeling terrible. She went to her doctor, who immediately arranged for her to fly from St. Paul, Alberta, where she lives, to Edmonton. There, Dr. Rachel Khadaroo performed emergency surgery, which included removing part of the bowel, where the medical team…