Intergenerational housing is growing in Ottawa and Toronto as well as globally. Now, Fredericton's Ville Cooperative community centre is creating a Intergenerational Housing Pilot Project that will have students and seniors living together. The two
N.Y.-based EIR Healthcare is selling units of its hospital room, called MedModular, for $285,000 per unit, which the company claims is more affordable than traditional construction. The design is customizable but all the rooms come with a bathroom
Canadians of all ages are consuming less sugar but they’re still getting most of it from sweetened drinks. Children aged nine to 18 are still the biggest consumers of sugar, and Canadians are getting more sugar from food than they did 10 years before
The survey asked those 18 and older who live in their own homes about the need for home care services. An estimated 38,000 of them were identified as needing home care services. Forty-two percent of those would have needs that were partially or
York, Ontario’s West Park Healthcare Centre will transform its 115-year old campus into a world-class, integrated campus of care, with a new hospital at its core. Before the new hospital becomes reality, it’s ensuring the building will be optimally
The ICES study sets out to learn more about the public’s views on uses and users of personal health data. Research participants were presented with background information about administrative data and the Ontario non-profit research institute, ICES
A report from Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) estimates the cost in lost productivity from parents missing work to care for children and youth with mental health issues at $421 million in 2017. The CMHO finds that one-third of Ontario parents
Ombud Charles Murray released findings of his office's investigation of complaints from patients alleging mistreatment at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton, caused in part by chronic understaffing. Among its findings: The hospital has
As data from the province’s two health authorities suggest hundreds of non-urgent surgeries are cancelled every month, the president of the New Brunswick Medical Society wants the government to understand the domino effect they cause the health
The handwritten questionnaire filled out by families accessing services through the IWK Health Centre’s Mental Health and Addictions program takes time to process and the information isn’t available to clinicians until after patients have left their