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New toolkit helps transform seniors' care

Assessment model sees removal of rights as last option

September 26, 2019

How to prevent burnout

Front-line staff learn ways to manage stress

September 25, 2019

Flexible care model transforms seniors' care in the Killam community

At 97, George Gascoyne has no intention of slowing down. A Flagstaff County resident his entire life, George has never been ...

September 17, 2019

Finding a place where I belong

A personal journey from being bullied to drug use to wellness

September 16, 2019

A serving of food and friendship

A pilot dinner program is helping seniors connect in Trochu

September 12, 2019

The gift of literacy in the NICU

Newborns receive EPL's Welcome Baby package at Grey Nuns and Misericordia hospitals

September 9, 2019

Looking back on a life well lived

Mary Immaculate resident celebrates her 105th birthday

September 4, 2019

Teddies ease anxiety for dementia patients

A child can often find comfort or security in a doll or a teddy bear. Those cuddly toys can evoke the ...

August 28, 2019

Wildfire smoke takes a toll on children's health

She thought everything would go back to normal when their house appeared untouched by the raging wildfire that tore through Fort ...

August 20, 2019

Patients are happy to order from a menu, review shows

Patient satisfaction is up and food waste is down at the Misericordia hospital thanks to Covenant Cuisine

August 7, 2019