shows that since 2016, the number of people aged 85 and older grew by 12 per cent, more than twice as much as the overall growth of the Canadian population at 5.2 per cent.
"We also don't have seniors as part of things like our national housing strategy, only a little bit about help for rental markets, but nothing about care of seniors," she explained. However, wait-lists for long-term care beds scan stretch on for years, leaving seniors stuck in hospitals or families struggling to care for their loved ones at home.
University of Ottawa housing and social policy expert Carolyn Whitzman says the federal government's housing strategy needs to narrow in and look at who specifically needs housing. "There's the need for not just more congregate living, more accessible apartments, but also the right kind of services so that people could stay in their homes as long as possible, which is both economically sound and for social and health reasons absolutely the way we should be going," Whitzman said.
Despite the average home price in Canada continuing to rise, Whitzman said the cost of living means seniors can no longer solely rely on selling their home for retirement.
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