Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 416-586-4800
Geriatric Program Internal Inquiries -
Program Admin ext. 7856
Geriatric Medicine Clinic &
Patient Related Inquiries ext. 8563
Reitman Centre ext. 5882
Education Events Coordinator ext. 7674
Communications Coordinator ext. 5845
Geriatric Medicine Clinic Fax: 416-586-3168
Are Emergency Departments Really NO PLACE for Older People?
/in Blog /by Stephanie CallanIn November, the provincial adviser on health quality, Health Quality Ontario (HQO), published a report that found visits to Emergency Departments (EDs) across Ontario were going up. Their reason? Our ageing population. In 2014/2015, there were 5.9 million visits to EDs in Ontario, and 1.3 million of them were made by Ontarians aged 65 and over. That was up 29 per cent over the 1 million visits older adults made in 2008/2009 – the largest increase of any age group.
Our ageing population is a year older, but are we a year wiser?
/in Blog /by maxineThe baby boom generation that arose in 1946 unleashed a wave of student protests in the 1960s, bought homes and started families in the 1970s and 1980s, and then started turning 65 in 2011. Just a few years ago, one of the largest generations that Canada has ever seen started leaving the workforce to enter retirement, and in 2015, for the first time in Canada, Statistics Canada reported that there were more Canadians over 65 than there were under 15, sparking numerous articles and discussions about a “grey tsunami” that will raise costs and put more stress on our health care system.