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The Cost of Waiting for Long-Term Care: Findings from a Qualitative Study

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In Ontario, more than 38,000 people are waiting for long-term care placement and the waitlist is growing. While waiting for long-term care, many families continue to provide crucial support to address the needs of their loved ones at home, retirement home, hospital, or other places. Delayed admission can lead to negative health consequences for those […]

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International review: Strategies to support ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity for seniors

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Growing ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity among older population groups is an experience shared by countries of immigration like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S.). These international jurisdictions have introduced a range of national-level or provincial/state-level strategies to address the evolving needs of diverse older populations in their health […]

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Waiting for long-term care in the GTA: Trends and persistent disparities

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Improving access to long-term care is important for any Ontarian needing care at the right time and at the right place. What is equally important, however, is embedding equity into the roadmap to improve access to care for all Ontarians. If we want a long-term care system to provide equitable access to care, it is […]

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.