Immigration: Aging Population

Aurobindo Dept: For her son Aurobindo and his wife, Amrit, the program’s success is also a relief: “We know she is in a safe place having fun.”, according to Globe And Mail. But in a system already struggling to deal with an aging population, it is remains even harder for immigrant Canadians to find places that care for seniors with dementia by serving cultural appropriate food, accommodating religious beliefs, and most importantly, where staff know their language and at first she was reluctant to go, preferring to stay at home where she lives with her son and his family. But those objections soon fell away. “The girls here are very social,” she says. “They treat us so nicely.” Day programs and nursing homes for immigrants with dementia remain in short supply in Canada, a troubling reality for a disease that makes communication complicated even when caregivers and patients share the same language. With the help of vocal grassroots organizations and a growing pool of doctors, the South Asian and Chinese community have developed some senior services - such as India Rainbow and the multi-purpose Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in the Toronto area. As reported in the news.
@t grassroots organizations, chinese community