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Current healthcare systems are insufficiently equipped to meet the broad range of healthcare and social needs of older adults. This is unfortunately true due to the fragmentation of care, poor coordination of care and lack of patient involvement in their decisions and preferences.

With the aging population of Niagara, it is becoming clear that investment is needed in new retirement residence development, elderly care facilities, or retirement communities. There are two large new developments within the Niagara region that are taking advantage of land development opportunities in the region to address this issue.

Statistics Canada has released the 2016 census data, confirming the growing ageing Ontarian population. There are more seniors in Canada at the moment than there are children. According to the census data, there are 5.9 million seniors living in Canada, as opposed to 5.8 million children under 14 years old.