Newcomer Communities: Services and Naomi Lightman

newcomer communities: Language barrier is an issue when it comes to using publicly funded home-care services, according to Metro News. If your mother tongue is not English or if you are not fluent in English, you are less likely to access the care, said Seong-gee Um, who co-authored the study, Ensuring Healthy Aging for All, with Naomi Lightman. Access to these services, such as help with bathing and light housekeeping, also varies drastically among newcomer communities, with visible minority groups least likely to be served, says the report released by the Wellesley Institute on Monday. But it not all about language. Some of these groups may have different expectations of their care and needs. It also has to do with the information they have about these services and how well they navigate the system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.