Who Cares for the Caregivers?
There is a steep personal cost to caregiving, from chronic stress to physical injury. How can we help those who minister to family and friends?
Aging
How to Stay Fulfilled in Retirement When Work Has Defined Your Life
A book by Prof. Michelle Pannor Silver offers some ideas
A Robot’s Helping Hand
A U of T lab is developing new technologies to assist older people with daily tasks
A Woman on the Run
As her 50s approached, Margaret Webb set out to run her fastest-ever marathon… and write a book about aging and fitness
Aging Cities
Global population of seniors will triple by 2050, creating challenges for urban planners, report says
Aging Well
Samir Sinha wants to help keep older Canadians healthy and independent for longer. As the population ages, the viability of our health-care system depends on it
Elderburbia
A term for Canada's growing population of senior citizens
Technologies for Aging Gracefully
A University of Toronto lab is harnessing computers to make life better as we age
Meet Brian, the Social Robot
Advances in technology are bringing us robots that can interact naturally with humans
Caring for the Elderly
Women often look after their older relatives – for no pay. As populations age, this may have to change
Paying for Prescriptions
An idea for managing the fastest-growing segment of health-care costs
Pay Now, Medicate Later
Economist proposes pension-like system to pay for drugs as Canada's population ages
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side
The Last Scene
Last scene of all...is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything