A Calgary couple is devastated knowing they’ll be separated after 66 years of marriage. The seniors have different care needs and no long-term care facility can take them both. Continue reading
VirtualGym gives personalized feedback as users exercise by following an avatar on screen who demonstrates each move. The team hopes offering exercise instructions in-home will improve seniors’ access. Continue reading
Irene Martin-Lindsay of Alberta Seniors Communities & Housing Association, and University of Alberta law professor, Eric Adams, offer some thoughts on important issues for seniors. Continue reading
The changes introduced in the legislature would help about 250,000 Alberta residents, including seniors and those who receive benefits under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, also known as AISH. Continue reading
An Edmonton seniors’ housing complex damaged by fire in 2012 officially re-opened on Monday with some new safety features. Continue reading
People living in certain seniors’ residences in Alberta will have to fork over 30 per cent of their carbon tax rebate to pay for their building’s higher utility costs. Continue reading
Linda Silas, the president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, speaks about the growing demand for home care. Continue reading
The government has set aside $365 million in its current capital budget for long-term care and dementia spaces, but some of that funding is being used through the Affordable Supporting Living Initiative, which provides funding to a number of different providers, including private-for-profit organisations. Continue reading
Alberta’s Liberal leader believes it is time for the province to reopen the Alberta Human Rights Act and include more categories that need protection. Continue reading
After 66 years of marriage, Terry and Alma Bonnett just want to be together. But because of the way Alberta’s health care system is set up, they’re living out their final years in different homes. Continue reading