Solo Seniors:
How to age alone and well
Actionable advice to stay in control, secure, and connected
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. ET
The number of Canadians living to 100 and beyond is increasing exponentially. If you add to that Canada’s 48% divorce rate and women outliving men by 4.4 years on average, most of us will spend a portion of our senior years alone. That said, there is a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. While loneliness can be as unhealthy as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, aging alone can be fulfilling with the right planning and support systems in place.
Join us to explore the impact of loneliness on your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing and how to stay secure, in control, connected, and healthy if you are aging alone.
Speakers:
Moderator:
Leanne Kaufman, President and CEO, RBC Royal Trust
Panelists:
Dr. Rachel Savage, Scientist, Women’s Age Lab and Women’s College Research Institute, Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Audrey Miller, MSW, RSW, CCLCP, Managing Director of Elder Caring Inc.
Dr. Paula Rochon, Senior Scientist, Women’s College Research Institute
Director, Women’s Age Lab, Professor, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Retired Teachers of Ontario Chair in Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist, ICES
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