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GETTING OLD

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Links to some results of research and studies on aging: 

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  • BANQ - Cercle des Fermières de Lanaudière - Vieillir au féminin
    Main results and colour constants of a survey conducted among women members of farmer's circles in Lanaudière to gather information on their multiple involvement (family social volunteers) and their perceptions of aging.
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  • CIUSSS – Centre d’excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec
    The Centre d'excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec (CEVQ) brings together experts from different disciplines to improve knowledge and practices adapted to the psychological, physical and social needs of older adults.
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  • Coalition pour la dignité des aînés (CDA)
    The Coalition pour la dignité des aînés is a group of national seniors' associations that are a privileged interlocutor with the government on issues that affect or address the concerns of Quebec seniors, particularly in terms of income and finance, health and housing. Founded in 2020, Coalition pour la dignité des aînés works to bring together the best solutions to put forward to age serenely and with dignity in Quebec.
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  • Équipe VIES (vieillissements   exclusions sociales   solidarités)
    The Équipe VIES wants to highlight the commitment, contributions, initiatives and strategies of seniors in their daily lives and their civic life, as well as their needs and difficulties. The members of the team are committed to implementing research projects aimed at identifying ways and avenues of action to promote the real social inclusion of seniors and, consequently, an improvement in their living conditions.
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  • Gouvernement du Canada – Document d’information : Bien vieillir chez soi
    L’initiative Bien vieillir chez soi is a new federal grants and contributions program. Funding is available through two streams to support projects that enable seniors to age in place: - Home Support Pilot Projects - Scaling up services for seniors.
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  • Instituts de recherches en santé du Canada (vieillissement)
    Contains several links to organizations dealing with aging.
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  • Institut national de santé publique du Québec – Le vieillissement au Québec
    Within twenty years, Quebec society will be one of the oldest in the West. There are also several publications dealing with aging issues.
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  • L’Actualité – Vieillir à la maison
    Quebec is one of the Western states that devotes the least resources to home support. To the great sadness of thousands of seniors who want only one thing: to stay in their homes until the end, or almost.
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  • Observatoire québécois des inégalités - Bien vieillir au Québec : Portrait des inégalités entre générations et entre personnes aînées
    People aged 65 and over make up a growing share of Quebec's population: from 20% today, it will rise to 27% in 2050. This group is diverse and confronts different and sometimes more difficult realities for women, visible minorities and Aboriginal women. Thus, aging would benefit from being understood according to the specific needs of seniors and the diversity of their backgrounds.
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  • Radio Canada – Bien vieillir au Québec, un combat appelé à devenir plus difficile
    Several factors will influence the quality of life of seniors, including inequalities present during a person's working life, says the report. The document in question, entitled Aging Well in Quebec – Portrait of Inequalities Between Generations and Seniors, is presented as the first major portrait of aging in Quebec and its issues by its authors.
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  • Radio Canada – Doc humanité ''Vieillir autrement''
    A foray into the world of Dr. Stéphane Lemire and his team, who are moving fromwords to deeds by implementing a new model of social geriatrics in Quebec.
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  • Réseau québécois de Recherches sur le Vieillissement (RQRV)
    The RQRV supports interdisciplinary research on aging, promotes the maintenance of critical masses of researchers, supports the increase of overall research capacity on aging and stimulates the creation of research partnerships.
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  • Société d’habitation Québec – Vieillir en ville ou en région métropolitaine
    The aging of Quebec's population brings out many social, economic and public health challenges. It is to meet these challenges that the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, in partnership with the SHQ, among others, has committed to funding this study.
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  • UQAM – Mieux vieillir ensemble
    The Research Chair in Aging and Citizen Diversity explores new avenues to improve the care and services offered to seniors.
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