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A dementia resident at St. Thomas and his wife stop to enjoy a mural that is being painted to camouflage a door in the care facility.
Carmen Maisonneuve and her husband Gerard stop to look closely at the mural being painted on the wall of the dementia cottage where Gerard lives. The mural camouflages a doorway.
November 9, 2016

Art and culture combine to help dementia residents

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors,
  • Spiritual Health
Walk With Me patient Mary Nychka displays her new shirt at the unit program party at the Grey Nuns Hospital
Patient Mary Nychka was one of the first on Unit 52 to be introduced to the Walk With Me program in January 2016.
November 2, 2016

Walk With Me program takes another step forward

When you're down and out, the last thing you want is to get up and about.

  • General Health,
  • Seniors,
  • Fitness and Wellness
Mary Daubney wears her Land Girl uniform in a resident calendar that celebrates  past occupations of seniors who live at Youville Home.
Mary Daubney, dressed in a land girl uniform, proudly displays memorabilia from the Second World War, when she served with the Women's Land Army.
October 27, 2016

Seniors’ colourful past celebrated in calendar fundraiser

  • Seniors,
  • Spiritual Health
Our Lady of the Rosary's Registered Nurse Leona Storch consults with a resident
October 10, 2016

Putting families in the driver’s seat

Our Lady of the Rosary connects physical, spiritual and emotional healing for residents

  • Seniors,
  • Mental Health,
  • Spiritual Health
Wedding memories
September 26, 2016

Wedding memories bridge past and present

Vintage items help St. Mary's residents socialize

  • Seniors,
  • Mental Health,
  • Rehabilitation
From left: Kylie, Andrea, Scott, Danielle, Jason, Ruth, Brady, and John who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2012.
(From left) Kylie, Andrea, Scott, Danielle, Jason, Ruth, Brady and John, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2012.
September 19, 2016

Alzheimer's Journey

  • Seniors,
  • Spiritual Health
Dana Morkeberg (right) Loves hearing Mike Irwin's joke of the day.
Dana Morkeberg (right) loves hearing Mike Irwin's joke of the day.
September 7, 2016

Caring with comedy

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors
Barry Long (right) teaches Scott Henderson basic facility maintenance at St. Marguerite Manor.
Barry Long (right) teaches Scott Henderson basic facility maintenance at St. Marguerite Manor.
August 31, 2016

Easing pain with purpose

  • Spiritual Health,
  • Chronic Conditions,
  • Seniors
Courtyard at Mary Immaculate
The courtyard improvements at Mary Immaculate Care Centre
August 29, 2016

Planting seeds of hope

Courtyard improvements spur community engagement

  • Seniors,
  • Fitness and Wellness,
  • Spiritual Health
Cary Castanga
Killam firefighter Cary Castagna experiences what it is like to be strapped to a wheelchair and parked in front of the window.
August 17, 2016

Experiencing the world of dementia

Killam firefighters take on the challenge

  • Mental Health,
  • Seniors,
  • Innovation
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