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St. Joseph's Home residents
Residents at St. Joseph’s Home enjoy all types of activities.
September 25, 2017

St. Joseph's Home brings a community together

Living with others helps fight isolation and loneliness

  • General Health,
  • Seniors
Bells and music rolling songsters
July 19, 2017

The Rolling Songsters bring music and life to Edmonton General

Musical group at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre uses songs to help residents with dementia and multiple sclerosis lead fuller lives.

  • Rehabilitation,
  • General Health,
  • Spiritual Health,
  • Seniors
Knitted hand warmers can soothe anxiety in residents with dementia.JPG
The different textures and colours of the hand warmers can soothe anxiety and confusion in residents with dementia.
June 12, 2017

Knitted hand warmers comfort residents with dementia

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors
Norman Rousseau  - 1
May 30, 2017

Legacy of giving

How Norman Rousseau's legacy will live and grow on at Covenant Health

  • Spiritual Health,
  • Seniors,
  • Palliative
Rec therapist Krisit Getz is playing a game with outpatient geriatric psychiatry day program clients
May 24, 2017

How to be healthier: just add people

Social connections make a difference for seniors

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors
hand hygiene saves lives
May 4, 2017

Hand hygiene saves lives

  • Seniors,
  • General Health
Craft time at ADP
Don Young and Health Care Aide Solène Brouwer work together to create brass etchings during craft time
April 19, 2017

The key to keeping those with dementia independent

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors
Janelle guides Rossi through an exercise to fill in the blacks associated with groups of words. Using these cues will help her give people context in future conversations.
Student Janelle Collet guides Rossi Cameron through an exercise to fill in the blanks associated with groups of words. Using these cues will help Rossi give people context in future conversations.
March 29, 2017

Speech-language pathology students improve seniors’ quality of life

  • Rehabilitation,
  • Seniors
Lai Yung Choi playing mahjong on the Ming Ai unit at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre.
Residents play mahjong, a traditional Chinese game.
February 27, 2017

Chinese culture and community enhance residents’ lives

Ming Ai is a special unit for Chinese residents at Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre

  • Spiritual Health,
  • Seniors
Robert Nealy smiles during his Thinking and Memory Level 2 program.
Robert N. enjoying the changes to the rehab programs at Villa Caritas.
February 22, 2017

Mental health patients gain strength in mind, body and spirit

  • Mental Health,
  • Rehabilitation,
  • Seniors
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