Alberta seniors

• COVID-19 variant outbreak at Edmonton retirement home: Families say rules eased too early

  Rose Zinnick, whose 94-year-old father lives in Churchill Manor, said she was surprised the facility loosened restrictions before residents were immunized.

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• COVID-19: Alberta doctor pleased with province’s slow move into Step 2

  An Edmonton doctor says the slow easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Edmonton was a safe move, but thinks the province needs to re-examine the rules around in-person dining.

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  Mar 2
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• ‘We hit a record’: Alberta administers 11,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in one day

  Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Alberta administered a daily record number of COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday.

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  Feb 26
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• Calgary outreach program connects with seniors virtually, records ‘legacy stories’

  Storytelling Alberta launched a virtual outreach program in Calgary last year that focuses on connecting seniors with storytellers and technology.

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  Feb 22
• Alberta senior accidentally receives doses of 2 different COVID-19 vaccines after facility transfer

  An Alberta senior received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a supportive living site and then several weeks later was given a dose of the Moderna vaccine at a care home.

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  Feb 9
• Deaths and COVID-19 outbreaks at care homes renew calls to better protect Alberta seniors

  Fifty-six of Edmonton's 62 long-term care or designated supportive living sites have had to manage a COVID-19 outbreak at some point in the past year.

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  Jan 26
• Alberta seniors looking forward to COVID-19 vaccine, despite few details on rollout plan

  Despite excitement from seniors, few details about Phase 1B have been released about how distribution will work, though the premier has said they will be coming “soon.”

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  Jan 14
• Concerns growing over COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary’s AgeCare SkyPointe care home

  There's a feeling of helplessness as COVID-19 continues to spread inside a Calgary care home. Families are worried sick after a growing number of staff have tested positive.

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  Dec 28, 2020
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• Should more be done to protect seniors facilities as COVID-19 cases rise in Alberta?

  There are 13 long-term care facilities and 11 supportive living locations in the AHS Edmonton Zone with a COVID-19 outbreak.

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  Nov 13, 2020
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• 10 deaths, dozens of COVID-19 cases at South Terrace long-term care facility in Edmonton

  AHS said South Terrace Continuing Care Centre, which is owned and operated by Revera, has had 66 cases among residents and has 66 active staff cases.

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  Nov 11, 2020