Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Aging Canadians: Preparing for an older Canada

By Derek Miedema, Researcher, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

The numbers are in, and they’re crystal clear: Canada is growing older. We know that as the baby boomers are already turning 65, that generation will swell the ranks of seniors. Add to that the fact that each generation since the boomers has had fewer children and we end up with fewer family caregivers and many more aging parents in need of care.

http://www.imfcanada.org/article_files/E-Review-April%2022,%202009-for_print.pdf

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