Moira Welsh
moirawelsh.bsky.social
Moira Welsh
@moirawelsh.bsky.social
Toronto Star journalist leading The Third Act project on the growing demographic of people aged 50 plus.

First episode of Kevin Donovan’s Suspicion podcast series drops March 7
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A second sneak peak: Suspicion Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive
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March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The latest in The Star’s Third Act series is this lovely story from Megan O’Toole www.thestar.com/news/she-was...
She was diagnosed with dementia. Then this 95-year old decided to do something ‘crazy’ – travel the world
As Dorothy Lay tackles her bucket list, her granddaughter hopes the travels will slow her decline and prevent another devastating loss for her family.
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February 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Across Canada small households of ten or so people are increasingly common in long-term care - but Ontario is different. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Smaller nursing homes are cropping up across Canada. While experts say they are better for residents and staff, why is Ontario going another route?
Facing criticism for a funding model that favours large, 'institutional-style' nursing homes, the government said there is 'no minimum bed requirement' for new homes.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My last Toronto Star story of 2024 looks at women, the gender pension gap and the incredible need for affordable housing in the later years. Part of a journalism fellowship with the Gerontological Society of America.
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Her pension wasn’t enough to cover Toronto rent. Then she found a lifeline in a different kind of housing
Without affordable rent mixed with social supports to help bridge the 'pension gap,' women like Beth Guthrie will live in financial stress that can lead to loneliness, isolation and an
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December 24, 2024 at 1:28 PM