(@CDHoweInstitute) Healthcare in Canada remains ranked 9th out of 10 International peers - all provinces and territories fall below the average for overall performance. Access to timely care, obtaining after-hours care and long wait times are nearly universal...

(Choosing Wisely) A quarter of Canadian long-term care residents may inappropriately be on antipsychotic medications inappropriately. Rates have been on the rise since the pandemic, with staffing shortages and high-turnover rates making it difficult for improvements...

Age is the most important predictor of #dementia - 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟲𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿. Detecting elevated risk helps older adults prepare and permits governments and policymakers to plan appropriate programmatic and human...

Gabor Maté's TorStar's piece on why happiness is so elusive resonated with me....particularly this quote from Fromm: "Certain drives, such as the need for harmony, relatedness and purpose seem inherent in human nature. Those needs met, happiness is more likely to...

Bobby Davidson's picture of Theodore Too - the life-size replica of the beloved children's TV tugboat - sits partially sunk at a dock in Port Weller, Ontario.

The 𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘 approach - an excellent resource on tips for caring for older adults with delirium from @RGPToronto. Download poster: https://bit.ly/4gJtPjf

(Toronto Star) The number of Family / General Practitioners has increased. But the #agingpopulation and increased #administrativeburden has reduced the ratio of patients per physician. #notkeepingpace https://bit.ly/4fq5xd1

In 2022, 55.7% of Canadians died in hospital [low NU (39.7%) to high QC (76.7%)]. But 7 out of 8 (87.5%) Canadians would prefer to die at home. There is no excuse for this gap. A host of coordinated strategies (enhancements to palliative/ end-of-life care teams, well...