Seniors' Health

• Manitoba increases funding for seniors’ health and social programs

  The province is adding $12.6 million a year to a program that helps people co-ordinate and manage their home-care services.

  Economy

  Feb 22
  
• Alberta easing COVID-19 restrictions at continuing care facilities

  Each resident of a continuing care facility will be able to have up to four designated family and support people they can visit with.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2021
  
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• Ontario investing more than $100,000 in 2 seniors’ active living centres in Peterborough

  Funding will help Activity Haven Senior Centre and the Seniors Citizens Association of Peterborough Mapleridge Recreation Centre.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Electronic tool effective in reducing overmedication in seniors: study

  Many of Canada's seniors ingest a worrying, and perhaps unnecessary, amount of medication, according to the lead author of a new study.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2019
• Exercise as medicine: medical fitness clinic opens in Regina

  Regina opens first medical fitness clinic catered predominantly to the baby boomers generation

  Health

  Sep 9, 2019
• Peterborough County Council gets update on Ontario Health Team progress

  The provincial People's Health Care Act calls on local areas to create Ontario Health Teams to deliver healthcare to residents

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2019
• Diet, exercise and other lifestyle factors may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer’s: study

  People 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.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2019
• Moose Jaw senior citizen centres on verge of closing

  Moose Jaw's senior citizen centres are full of activities to keep seniors active, but both centres are struggling to stay open.

  Canada

  May 1, 2019
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• VirtualGym would offer Alberta seniors access to customized in-home exercises

  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.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2018
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• Nova Scotia elderly care advocates want government to address ‘neglect’ in nursing homes

  A rally in Halifax was held Tuesday to draw attention to the "neglect" some say is happening in Nova Scotia nursing homes.

  Health

  May 16, 2017