NICE Resources

The interactive Dashboard shows Canadian demographic data by age and sex, provinces, and territories.

The state of mental health in Canada has gotten significantly worse since the pandemic.

Canadian Government statistics on the occurence of different types of diabetes, complications and prevention.

Are you at risk of having pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes? The Canadian Public Health Agency has designed a short online diabetes risk questionnaire to help you find out.

The Alzheimer Society of Canada's Landmark Study uses data modeling to predict the country's future with dementia.

It is important for older Canadians to know how a power of attorney or a joint bank account works before you use them. There are risks and advantages to both.

Long-term care homes in Canada: How many and who owns them? The infographic includes information on homes where health care is either entirely or partially funded by the provincial or territorial government.

This guide (PDF) produced by the Canadian Government provides advice on how to prevent injuries by keeping your home, yourself and your environment as safe as you can.

This checklist is a Canadian Government resource for older adults thinking about aging in place.

The following room-by-room checklist can help you identify potential hazards in an older person’s home.

Price and availability of Senior Care housing spaces by Province. The law of supply and demand has a significant impact on senior care services throughout Canada.

6 step interactive arthritis symptoms checker that works on desktop and smartphone. A simple tool to help you talk to a healthcare provider about your symptoms.

Young or early onset refers to people under 65 who develop dementia, a term doctors use when brain illness or brain changes make it hard for someone to remember, think, see, move, communicate or connect.

Animated chart comparing life expectancy of USA, Canada and UK from 1951 to 2021.

Older people are happier than middle-aged people, and younger people. Study after study is coming to the same conclusion. Laura Carstensen (Stanford Alumni)

19th Annual Survey of Canadians on their retirement planning shows less optimism than previous years.

Statistics Canada chart showing average Canadian retirement age for self-employed, public and private sector workers.

Canadian Federal and Provincial Hearing Aid Programs and Financial Assistance

Statistics Canada infographic on hearing health of Canadian older adults.

About one-third of older adults have hearing loss, and the chance of developing hearing loss increases with age.

Blood Pressure Statistics in Canada by Age Group.

How to accurately measure your blood pressure at home.

Avoid Frailty brochure from the Canadian Frailty Network (A = Activity, V = Vaccinate, O = Optimize Medications, I = Interact, D = Diet)

One of the important things to recognize is that frailty is a result of aging, but not all elderly are or will be frail.

While Canadian older adults continue to drink alcohol over the age of 65 years, on the whole they drink less as they age with a noticeable drop off in the over 75 age group.