Taking CPP at 60 costs more than $100,000 in retirement income
Canadians who collect their CPP or QPP benefits at age 60 are making a costly long-term decision, according to a new report by the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University and the FP Canada Research Foundation.
Health officials warn of holiday spike in cases as more vaccine doses set to arrive
“We are getting very worried as our numbers keep climbing each day as we march towards Christmas,” Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing in Toronto, said on Tuesday. “We expect an additional massive spike within the two weeks after that.”
Think 2020 was a wild ride? From a vaccine to a change in U.S. leadership, the year ahead in 2021 — and reasons to be hopeful
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission should have submitted a final report on the response to the disease and staggering number of deaths among vulnerable members of society. By this time, said Toronto geriatrician Dr. Nathan Stall, there’s hope that a lot of LTC residents might be vaccinated.
Canadians taking CPP at 60 losing $100,000+ in retirement income: study
The average Canadian taking Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits at age 60 instead of waiting until 70 can expect to lose more than $100,000 of secure lifetime income, according to a new research paper by Ryerson University’s National Institute on Ageing and the FP Canada Research Foundation.
COVID-19 responses across Canada have failed to protect those in long-term care homes
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing, joined Arlene Bynon to talk about how the COVID-19 responses across Canada have failed to protect those in long term care homes and if the pandemic has revealed the ageism in our society.
Provinces on a collision course with Ottawa over national standards for long-term care
By: Jacques Gallant
There may be provincial opposition, but the federal government is in a good position as it likely has a huge chunk of the public on its side in this debate, said Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing. He said the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the chronic and dire situation in many of the country’s long-term care homes.
Taking CPP early can cost you $100,000 and limit your long term options
By: Rob Carrick
“The idea is to flip the narrative to make people appreciate that this is a huge loss to them,” said actuary Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, director of financial security research at Ryerson University’s National Institute on Aging and author of a new paper called “Get the Most from the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans by Delaying Benefits.”
Deaths, outbreaks on the rise in long term care homes
CBC News Network's Natalie Kalata speaks with Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA.
Pandemic report identifies failures across Canada in long-term care homes
Dr. Bob Bell, Senior Fellow at the NIA was Chair of the External Advisory Panel for the Revera Pandemic Report. Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA was a member of the expert advisory panel.
COVID-19 second wave taking its toll on Ontario’s nursing homes
Ontario’s second wave of COVID-19 is hitting long-term care homes harder than the first wave. The toll it’s taking isn't just on the sick, but also on those that care for them — and there's little relief in sight.
Only a fraction of long-term-care residents killed by COVID-19 were taken to hospital. A Mount Sinai doctor says the system ‘shut them out’ with beds available
By: Kenyon Wallace
Only a fraction of long-term-care residents killed by COVID-19 were taken to hospital. A news study by Associate Fellow at the NIA, Nathan Stall says the system ‘shut them out’ with beds available.
Long-term care commission urges Ontario to improve inspections, enforcement
By: Laura Stone
Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA a geriatrician who has testified twice at the commission, said the members are committed to understanding the systemic issues plaguing long-term care homes and called on the government to act on their recommendations quickly.
“Currently our inspections process is broken,” he said. “I definitely would invest in the system to make sure that it actually has the capacity ... to make sure that every home is receiving a comprehensive annual inspection.”
Long-term care industry waiting for advice on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By: Kelly Grant and Karen Howlett
“Time saves lives,” said Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA . If Health Canada authorizes the first COVID-19 vaccine this month, as the regulator has signalled it will, and doses languish in freezers for even a short time, “there’ll be more cases of COVID and more deaths,” Dr. Sinha said. “And that will just be an absolute shame.”
Doctors concerned about rise in dangerous medications in long-term care homes during pandemic
By: Kaleigh Alkenbrack
Faced with staff shortages and lockdowns that restrict caregiver visits, nursing homes increasingly fall back on medications to regulate behaviour and manage mental health concerns, says Toronto geriatrician Dr. Nathan Stall.
Protecting Seniors from COVID At What Cost
The restrictions intended to protect seniors against COVID-19 have created other unintended consequences. Is the sacrifice many families are making - to stay apart for the greater good - really the best approach for seniors' health? Geriatrician and NIA Associate Fellow Dr. Nathan Stall and psychiatrist-in-chief Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld at Sinai Health weigh in, as does journalist Christina Frangou.
How COVID-19 has changed the way families think about long-term care in Ontario
By Daina Goldfinger
“I think what we’ve really seen is that the public’s confidence in our long-term care system has been greatly shaken,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, health policy research director at Ryerson University’s National Institute on Ageing, one of the organizations behind the survey.
'I’ll put on a Hazmat suit just to sit down and talk to her': Prince Albert man hopes long term care home COVID-19 restrictions eased by Christmas
By: Francois Biber
A doctor with the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) said families and caregivers should be allowed to visit loved ones in long term care homes - if they are treated like care-home staff.
Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research for NIA and director of geriatrics with the Sinai Health System in Toronto, said the effects of isolating family members far outweighs the risk of spreading the virus in a care home.
Ask Me Anything: Dr. Samir Sinha on long-term care
Long-term care homes across the country are once again facing a wave of COVID-19 outbreaks. Dr. Samir Sinha is the director of geriatrics at Sinai Health System and University Health Network Hospitals in Toronto and answers caller questions.
How Ontario's second wave of COVID-19 is hitting long-term care
"The greatest predictor of whether a home is going to experience an outbreak is community transmission," said Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. "Where you have more community transmission, you have a worse number of outbreaks."
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing joins CTV News Channel to discuss the myCOVID19VisitRisk Decision Aid.
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