Seniors' Health
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Home Instead Peterborough donates 100 air purifiers to seniors with respiratory issuesHome Instead Peterborough says it was recently gifted with 100 SharkNinja portable HEPA air purifiers worth $40,000, which have been distributed to older adults in the city.HealthJul 21, 2023
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2 Peterborough long-term care homes receive Ontario funding for bariatric careSt. Joseph's at Fleming and Fairhaven long-term care in Peterborough, Ont., have received funding for weight loss care, providing improved bariatric support for residents.HealthApr 28, 2023
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Manitoba increases funding for seniors’ health and social programsThe province is adding $12.6 million a year to a program that helps people co-ordinate and manage their home-care services.EconomyFeb 22, 2023
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Alberta easing COVID-19 restrictions at continuing care facilitiesEach resident of a continuing care facility will be able to have up to four designated family and support people they can visit with.HealthApr 26, 2021
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Ontario investing more than $100,000 in 2 seniors’ active living centres in PeterboroughFunding will help Activity Haven Senior Centre and the Seniors Citizens Association of Peterborough Mapleridge Recreation Centre.HealthNov 13, 2019
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Electronic tool effective in reducing overmedication in seniors: studyMany of Canada's seniors ingest a worrying, and perhaps unnecessary, amount of medication, according to the lead author of a new study.CanadaOct 8, 2019
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Exercise as medicine: medical fitness clinic opens in ReginaRegina opens first medical fitness clinic catered predominantly to the baby boomers generationHealthSep 9, 2019
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Peterborough County Council gets update on Ontario Health Team progressThe provincial People's Health Care Act calls on local areas to create Ontario Health Teams to deliver healthcare to residentsCanadaSep 4, 2019
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Diet, exercise and other lifestyle factors may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer’s: studyPeople with high genetic risk and poor health habits were about three times more likely to develop dementia versus those with low genetic risk and good habits, researchers reported Sunday.HealthJul 14, 2019
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Moose Jaw senior citizen centres on verge of closingMoose Jaw's senior citizen centres are full of activities to keep seniors active, but both centres are struggling to stay open.CanadaMay 1, 2019
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