Aging and seniors
Health promotion and wellbeing, ways to stay active, fall prevention, emergency preparedness, mental health, substance use, and elder abuse.
Services and information
Dementia
Symptoms and treatment, how you can help, risk factors and prevention, what Canada's doing
Chronic pain
Options to help people manage their pain, support for people living with pain
Age-friendly communities
What an age-friendly community looks like, becoming recognized, provincial and territorial initiatives
Oral health for seniors
Connection between oral health and general health, caring for dentures and implants, dry mouth
Using substances as an older adult
Substance use and talking to your health care provider
Life changes experienced by older adults
Mental health and importance of maintaining social connections as you age and move through transitions later in life
Elder abuse
How to recognize elder abuse, why it happens and who can help
Healthy eating for seniors
Eating habits that promote and protect health and well-being
Programs and services for seniors
Income supports, caring benefits, services for veterans, fraud prevention, safety at home, managing your money
Guides for senior safety and security
Community guide for seniors and their caregivers, safety concerns, frauds and scams
National Seniors Council
Engagement with seniors, stakeholders and experts on current and emerging issues related to quality of life of seniors
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What we are doing
Publications
Statistics
- Data Blog: Falls among older adults in Canada
- Health Inequalities Data Tool - Older Adults
- How healthy are people in Canada? An indicators dashboard
- Older adults and population aging statistics
- Aging and chronic diseases: A profile of Canadian seniors
- A portrait of Canada's growing population aged 85 and older from the 2021 Census
- Surveillance report on falls among older adults in Canada
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