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Coronavirus: Isolation taking a toll on mental health of Sask. seniors, some experts saySome experts say there needs to be a balance between the mental health of seniors and protecting them from COVID-19 as isolation takes its toll.CanadaNov 26, 2020
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Southern Alberta seniors take nostalgic harvest tourOne rural southern Alberta care home is giving its seniors a scenic break from their rooms and transporting them back in time.FeaturesOct 1, 2020
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Duet bike gives seniors in Alberta care home sense of freedom during pandemicThe Community Health Foundation in Claresholm, Alta., has a new tool to help curb depression in seniors living in care homes who have been isolated for months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.FeaturesSep 11, 2020
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Kids Help Phone calls for back up amid record demand — and Canadians respondFacing unprecedented demand, Kids Help Phone called for back up, asking ordinary Canadians to volunteer to provide support anonymously over text message. The response was overwhelming.Jun 28, 2020
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Vancouver Island to see first publicly-funded ‘dementia village’ in Comox ValleyIt's called a "dementia village" because it's meant to feel like a shared community home, rather than a nursing home.HealthJan 18, 2019
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For people over 50, loneliness is a growing, legitimate health concernOlder adults are at a greater risk for loneliness due to life changes that can create isolation, such as losing a spouse and suddenly living alone.HealthSep 25, 2018
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Langley seniors live ‘in fear’ as they share building with people with mental health issues"They felt they were moving into a facility for seniors and now they're finding they have mentally ill and hard-to-house drugs addicts as well."HealthJan 8, 2018
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