09/25/2026
Today’s conversation about aging and senior care hit very close to home for me.
Today I attended the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton’s Voices of Impact: The Business of Health, where the conversation focused on aging in place, community care, long-term care and the growing pressures facing seniors and their families.
I’m very glad to see the Chamber bringing this conversation forward.
For me, though, this isn’t just a discussion about health care or public policy.
I see the reality of it every day in my work.
I work with seniors who want to remain in their homes but are finding it increasingly difficult to manage them. I work with people who know it’s time to downsize but don’t know where to begin. I see families trying to figure out what happens when Mom or Dad can no longer safely live alone.
And I see adult children trying to coordinate care, housing, downsizing, finances, belongings and a lifetime of decisions, sometimes from another province, while also managing careers and families of their own.
Over the past year, this has become very personal for me too.
My own family has been navigating many of these same decisions with my parents. Moving my mom into long-term care, helping my dad prepare for the next stage of his life, dealing with their home and belongings, and trying to navigate the systems and decisions that come with all of it.
Experiencing this as a daughter, while also working professionally with seniors and their families, has given me an even deeper appreciation of just how complicated aging can become.
Aging well is about so much more than health care.
It’s about having the right housing.
Community supports.
Transportation.
Connection.
Helping people remain independent for as long as safely possible.
Having appropriate care available when staying home is no longer possible.
And supporting the families who are often quietly holding all of those pieces together.
There are no simple answers to the challenges ahead. But conversations like today’s matter.
Getting government, health care, long-term care, community organizations, researchers, businesses and those working directly with seniors talking to one another is an important part of moving forward.
Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton for creating space for this conversation.
My hope is that we don’t stop at the conversation.
Our population is aging now.
Families are navigating these challenges now.
And how we choose to respond will help shape what aging looks like in our community for all of us.
