September 8, 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Seniors’ Advocate has released the annual Status Report on Recommendations 2022-2023. Twenty-five formal recommendations have been issued by the Office of the Seniors’ Advocate Newfoundland and Labrador to various provincial government departments and agencies. To date, 16 recommendations…
June 15, 2023
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging reports that the prevalence of elder abuse in Canada is increasing, which appears to be the practice experience in Newfoundland and Labrador as well. This increase…
June 1, 2023
Every day seniors are doing many wonderful things that should be commended and applauded, such as working, creating, showing and teaching. Through their formal and informal volunteer work, seniors help so many and give so much – from their support…
March 30, 2023
Today Susan Walsh, Seniors’ Advocate for Newfoundland and Labrador, released a report titled What We Heard: Engagement with Seniors, Family Members and/or Caregivers, and Service Providers. The report is the summary of an extensive engagement process led by the Office…
March 29, 2023
Susan Walsh, Seniors’ Advocate for Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to the media as she releases the report, What We Heard: Engagement with Seniors, Family Members and/or Caregivers, and Service Providers. Ms. Walsh will provide an overview of what…
November 1, 2022
The Office of the Seniors’ Advocate has released the 2022-23 Status Report on Recommendations. This is the first report on the status of recommendations released by this Office and will be an annual feature while there are outstanding recommendations. To…
October 20, 2022
On Thursday October 20, 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador’s Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, wrote the Minister of Health and Community Services to request immediate implementation of the 2019 recommendation in the Office of the Seniors’ Advocate report titled Long May Your…
September 27, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, is advancing a public engagement process, reaching out to seniors, seniors’ families and service providers throughout the province. “On day one of my appointment in June, I committed to hearing more from seniors,…
June 15, 2022
Susan Walsh, Seniors’ Advocate, will be available to media to discuss her appointment and to provide information on the priorities of seniors, which will be the focus of the Office of the Seniors’ Advocate. The availability will take place on…
October 1, 2019
Today we celebrate the longstanding contributions that seniors have made and continue to make in our society, communities and families. Today is an opportunity to show the seniors in our lives how much we respect and appreciate all they do….
