aging News Archive

Research and International
Factors in Healthy Aging
April 10, 2019 —
More and more Canadians are reaching old age and Canada’s population as a whole is aging. By 2031, an estimated one in four Canadians will be aged 65 or older. This population shift includes a boom in the number of Canadians aged 85 or older – particularly, centenarians.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Paid and unpaid care work for older chronically and terminally ill persons
October 4, 2018 —
In her presentation at the Research Seminar Series Oct. 16, Dr. Laura Funk will summarize some of her own research into care work for chronically and terminally ill older adults, illustrating the possibilities of qualitative inquiry in this area.