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Our population is changing. They're living
longer, they want to live healthier,

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and they want to live more engaged. They
want to live out of isolation and they

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want to live independently for as long
as possible. To do that, there are changing

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needs and colleges are a wonderful
resource to help deliver particular

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services and it's nice to see that
Algonquin College here, it's doing a

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seniors' program.

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I have about 25 years
of retirement home operations experience, and I've also

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worked in long-term care and hospitals. I collaborated with many men and women that are currently in

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the industry to develop the criteria to
go forward. The course will cover all

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bases of running a retirement communities operation including managing residents, the seniors, staff and

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ensuring that quality programs and that
the intent of the retirement home act are being met.

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So I enrolled in the program, I've worked in the industry before when I was going through

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university. I did five years in
retirement homes and then after university

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and then I kind of changed directions
so I'm trying to get back into the

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industry and I feel like this will just give
me a heads up in a big boost in what

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sort of skills I'll have to offer employers

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The solution to the challenges of the aging population are very very multi-faceted

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and includes education and includes
training. There's a tremendous number of

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retirement homes, it's a regulated
business and Algonquin will be on the cutting edge

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and have a certificate program that will
enable people to learn about the

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regulations and the laws in terms of how to manage residences for seniors.

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Students will learn rights of the residents and ensure that when they

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go into the industry when they go back to the retirement homes

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that first and foremost safety and security of seniors is utmost in their minds

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as they work through their days of management.

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Creates career opportunities as well for Algonquin students to be able to access that type of program.

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So we're very excited that it creates tremendous opportunities for young people

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who are thinking in terms of careers as well.

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It's getting that industry experience, working with people that are actually in the industry

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all the teachers have experience and know what they're doing and meeting other students

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This is going to be a long
way in providing services improving the

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life for seniors anything we can do to
improve the life for our seniors, it's better.