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Coming of Age: a podcast

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Warda Abbas Christine Bruder Jennifer Hartwick

The magic of Living Classrooms

Meeting the needs of our aging population

By 2040, the population over 80 will more than double, but our perceptions of aging and plans for seniors’ care innovation have not kept pace.

Let’s change the conversation.

Coming of Age features host Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association, in lively discussions with national and international experts on ageism and how to reimagine seniors’ care.

With thanks to our listeners, Coming of Age is now an award-winning podcast, recognized for excellence in public service by the 2024 Signal Awards and outstanding podcast hosting by MarCom Awards 2024.

Past episodes

Helen Bevan Christina Krause

How to make big change happen

Aimée Foreman

Connection, housing and care: Redefining caring for older adults

David Coletto Dan Moulton Ginny Roth Gurratan Singh

Is care for seniors influencing how political parties are making decisions?

Vic Rayner Donald Macaskill

Aging and social care’s evolving landscape in the UK

Rosanne Leipzig

Honest Aging

Laura Tamblyn Watts

How to have essential conversations about aging and care

Terrence Ho Amy Coupal

Caregiver trends, needs, and ways to cope

Cathy Bruce Megan Allen-Lamb

Reimagining how we create seniors communities

Roxana Sultan

Artificial intelligence and the exciting possibilities for seniors’ care

Mansur Dalal Robyn Stone

Building a sustainable global care workforce

This is Coming of Age

Season 4 Trailer

Karli Farrow Nitin Jain Tess Romain

Leading in a time of great change

Jen Recknagel Paula Rochon

Naturally occurring retirement communities

Sarita Mohanty Katie Smith Sloan

Multi-sector planning for aging

David Coletto

Boomers’ approach to their future care needs

Mc Leonarld Puno Nanette Garcia

International nursing journeys to Canada

Adil Khalfan San Ng

Caring across cultures

Mike Agerbo

Age-friendly technologies

Pedro Antunes Nora Spinks Allison Williams

Elder caregiving and the modern workplace

Judy Martin

Global insights on seniors’ care

Sonu Gaind

Aging and mental wellbeing

Samantha Winemaker

The future of palliative care

Tracey Gendron

Ageism unmasked

This is Coming of Age

Season 3 Trailer

Ashton Applewhite

Smashing the stigma surrounding aging

Brent Gingerich

Challenging the status quo in seniors’ care

Paula Rochon Paul Higgs

Gendered ageism’s effect on older women

John Yip

Thinking very differently about how we deliver care

John Hirdes

Residents’ care needs are more complex than ever

Amy Coupal

Recognizing and supporting caregivers

Cameron Love Michael Guerriere

The secret sauce that moved innovation forward

John Muscedere Alex Mihailidis

How to drive transformative change

Vincenzo Paolino

His humanistic approach to long-term care

Max Stern

Communications leadership and COVID-19

Kim Moran

What family doctors need to support the coming age wave

Jane Philpott

Better seniors’ care through radical collaboration

Deborah Bakti

Easing into long-term care

William Charnetski

Technology and keeping pace with growing care needs

Nathan Stall

Seniors’ care needs to evolve

Laura Tamblyn Watts

Baby boomers start to turn 80 in 5 years. Are we ready?

Rhonda Collins

Demystifying life in long-term care

Vic Rayner

The United Kingdom and seniors’ care

Marcus Riley

Lessons from Australia on reshaping care

Bob Bell

Rethinking seniors’ care

Katie Smith Sloan

Learning with the Global Ageing Network

Lisa Raitt

Her family’s journey with early onset Alzheimer’s

Adrienne Spafford

The intersection of mental health and long-term care

Moira Welsh

Happily ever older

This is Coming of Age

The trailer