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Redefining the Economics of Aging in Cape Breton<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge: Aging in the Right Place (AIRP)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Nova Scotia, we are facing a demographic shift that our current systems aren’t built to handle. By 2030, more than one in four Nova Scotians will be over 65. In the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, we\u2019ve already hit that mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For too long, the “solution” to aging has been institutionalization: moving seniors out of their homes and away from their gardens and their social networks. Homeward Bound<\/a> is an initiative designed to disrupt that cycle. As a lead economics research on the project, my goal is to prove that Aging in the Right Place isn’t just a social ideal, it is an economic and ecological necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the Homeward Bound core team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From top left to right:
Heidi (no longer with HB); Alison Grittner; Kate Linden; Johnie Han; Brooke Collicutt

Bottom left to right
Solange Ackrill; Anabella Smith; Rin; Sheryl Bougaize<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Holistic Ecosystem of Care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We don’t look at healthcare in a vacuum. We operate across pillars to ensure that home remains a viable, safe place to grow old:<\/p>\n\n\n\n