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Fear ageism, not aging : How an ageist society is failing its elders
IDEAS producer Mary Lynk explores what is the purpose of a long life? Traditional cultures often place older people at the top of social hierarchy, but in modern Western societies there s been a profound loss of meaning and vital social roles for older adults. What happened? And what role can we reimagine for older people now?
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In Canada, 81 per cent of all COVID deaths occurred in long-term care. Age critic and theorist Margaret Morganroth Gullette calls what happened eldercide. (Andrew Lee/CBC)
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HALIFAX Flags were flying at half-staff Thursday in Fredericton, as Canadians from coast-to-coast mark a national day of observance to commemorate those who have died from COVID-19, exactly one year after the virus was declared a pandemic. The past year has been and continues to be challenging for Maritimers especially those in long-term care and their families. We just had a recent outbreak in Edmundston and that just put the fear of God into a lot of people, said Cecile Cassista, Executive Director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents Rights in Riverview, N.B.