Seniors

Dear Residents,

I am very pleased that the Seniors Strategy was adopted unanimously by City Council in May 2013. As Chair of the Toronto Seniors Strategy Subcommittee, I am so grateful to our communities, experts and staff whom have contributed so much to this important and substantive work over the past two years.

Our City’s new Seniors Strategy is a proactive, holistic and inclusive initiative that seeks to create a truly age-friendly Toronto. It addresses eight themes of age-friendliness, and includes key recommendations, actions and an accountability framework to ensure it gets implemented.

It is now the responsibility of the City of Toronto’s Agencies, Boards, Corporations and Divisions (ABCDs) to implement the recommendations and actions outlined in the Seniors Strategy. Click here to read the Toronto Seniors Strategy.

6 07, 2017

Update on Seniors Issues

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:53:42+00:00Tags: age-friendly, Seniors, Toronto Seniors Strategy|

Over the next two decades, the number of seniors in Toronto will more than double. To prepare for this, I initiated the Toronto Seniors Strategy – in 2013. With 86 of the original 91 recommendations now implemented, City staff and I, in my capacity as Toronto's Seniors Advocate, are working with older Torontonians, caregivers, agencies and other [...]

6 07, 2017

New Plan for Senior Tenants in Toronto Community Housing a Good First Step

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:52:44+00:00Tags: Seniors, TCHC|

Phase 1 of the Tenants First Implementation Plan was approved at Council this week. The plan will see the creation of a new Seniors Housing and Services entity that is more directly accountable to City Council, that strategically aligns City programs and services for seniors, including coordinating the provision of services by community and provincial agencies, and [...]

31 03, 2017

Wheel-Trans Public Meetings: 10-Year Strategy Update and Next Steps

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:59:18+00:00Tags: Seniors, TTC, WheelTrans|

As a follow up to the public meetings held last summer, TTC will be hosting another round of consultations in April to update current and prospective customers on the Wheel-Trans 10-Year Strategy. Participants will be provided details on the recently implemented Wheel-Trans eligibility and policy changes, as well as information on the Family of Services [...]

31 03, 2017

Low Income Retirement Workshops at Toronto Public Library

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:58:09+00:00Tags: retirement, Seniors, Toronto Public LIbrary|

Planning for Retirement on a Low Income workshops will be offered again this spring at 9 library branches in Toronto, thanks to generous funding from The Rotary Club of Toronto. The goal of this workshop is to provide low-income attendees, in plain language, with a complete picture of benefits available to them, explain how these benefits [...]

31 03, 2017

Toronto Seniors Helpline

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:57:08+00:00Tags: resources, Seniors|

WoodGreen Community Services, Toronto Central CCAC, and Toronto Central LHIN are pleased to launch the Toronto Seniors Helpline (TSH)! The Toronto Seniors Helpline is a single phone line that streamlines access to community, homecare and crisis services for seniors, their caregivers and their health care providers. Through this initiative, CNAP, Seniors Crisis Line and TC [...]

31 03, 2017

Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0: Have Your Say!

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:55:38+00:00Tags: community consultation, Seniors, Toronto Seniors Strategy|

In my capacity as the City's Seniors Advocate, I'm actively working with City staff and community partners to develop the next phase of the Toronto Seniors Strategy, to improve City services for older Torontonians and make Toronto a more age-friendly city. We would also love to hear from you! I encourage you to participate in our [...]

31 03, 2017

Celebrating National Caregiver Day

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T14:54:45+00:00Tags: caregivers, Seniors|

Twenty-nine percent of Canadians and Torontonians are family caregivers to someone in need. The majority of them are seniors. On January 31, 2017 City Council passed a motion to recognize Family Caregiver Day annually on April 4. In recognition of Family Caregiver Day we will be holding an event in the Council Chamber at City Hall, co-hosted [...]

20 01, 2017

Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0 Hospital Consultation at Sunnybrook

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T15:00:57+00:00Tags: Seniors, Toronto Seniors Strategy|

Over the next two decades, the number of seniors in Toronto will more than double. To prepare for this, the City adopted its first age-friendly plan – the Toronto Seniors Strategy – in 2013. With 86 of the original 91 recommendations now implemented, the City and I, in my capacity as Toronto's Seniors' Advocate, are working with [...]

15 11, 2016

Toronto Seniors Strategy: Older Torontonians, Caregivers and Community Agencies Serving Seniors… We Want to Hear From You!

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T15:02:04+00:00Tags: Seniors, Toronto Seniors Strategy|

Over the next two decades the number of seniors in Toronto will more than double. To prepare for this, the City adopted its first age-friendly plan – the Toronto Seniors Strategy – in 2013. With 86 of the original 91 recommendations now implemented, the City is working with the older Torontonians, caregivers, agencies and other [...]

15 07, 2016

Working Together to Address Seniors Issues at All Levels of Government

Josh Matlow2018-07-06T15:03:18+00:00Tags: Province, Seniors|

As Toronto's Seniors Advocate, I met with Ontario's (now former) Minister Responsible for Seniors Affairs, Mario Sergio, to discuss a wide array of priorities to Toronto's seniors. At this meeting, we also agreed to organize a Seniors Summit to celebrate the proclamation of Seniors Month, the achievements of the Ontario Seniors Strategy and Toronto Seniors Strategy so [...]

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