Karen Diaper, Communications Manager - The Vital Beat

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Articles featuring Karen Diaper

Wedding surprise on the NICU

Grey Nuns hospital team members plan surprise for parents of preemie babies

May 27, 2021

Navigating long-term care with Alzheimer's disease

The transition from living at home to a long-term care facility can be complex for residents and their loved ones and, ...

November 9, 2020

Honour Guard celebrates the life of a resident

On a cold winter day, 91-year-old Ed Wilson waited for the signal that it was time for his wife to leave ...

March 11, 2019

Tree of Hope service provides support to those grieving

Linda Fraser is preparing for her family’s first Christmas without her mom.“Mom was the anchor of our family who brought it ...

December 13, 2018

Be emergency ready

Tips and resources to be prepared for an emergency

May 7, 2018

Chefs come to the residents

Residents savoured the experience of chefs cooking to order at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre

April 12, 2018

A lifetime of service

Turning 105, Sister Aloysia continues to help others

March 5, 2018

Feeling SAD?

Tips to combat seasonal affective disorder

January 31, 2018

Residents at St. Joseph’s Home enjoy all types of activities.

St. Joseph's Home brings a community together

Living with others helps fight isolation and loneliness

September 25, 2017

For Kim, trees represent strength, longevity and steadfastness to survive through whatever storms they may endure.

More than a bandage: breaking down barriers with Mental Health First Aid

How one employee found support and acceptance in the workplace

August 9, 2017

Don Young and Health Care Aide Solène Brouwer work together to create brass etchings during craft time

The key to keeping those with dementia independent

Twice a week, Access-A-Ride picks up 102-year-old Alma McLachlan from her home in an independent living facility to take her to ...

April 19, 2017

Rodney Forbes working with Physiotherapist Linda Wiebe after a stroke

Discovering a new normal, one step at a time

Walking into the Post-Acute Rehabilitation program (PARP) at St. Michael’s Health Centre (SMHC), you are immediately drawn into the hive of ...

April 3, 2017

Women with vision: Part one

In honour of International Women's Day, this two-part feature, Women With Vision, is a glimpse at four strong women who are ...

March 8, 2017

Women with vision: Part two

In honour of International Women's Day, this two-part feature, Women With Vision, is a glimpse at four strong women who are ...

March 8, 2017

Meeting dancers from the Russian Ballet, after their production of Romeo and Juliet at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium, was a highlight for Joan McGregor.

Advocate changes outlook and purpose for resident

For Rhonda Steinwand, an LPN at Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital in Castor, mental health has always been her passion. ...

February 6, 2017

Demystifying dementia

For those working in geriatric mental health, the people they care for are complex—both medically and psychologically. Dementia is one of ...

January 9, 2017

Dr. Candace Walker (forefront right) discusses patient care with one of her colleagues at Villa Caritas.

Casting assumptions aside

Uncovering the mysteries of seniors’ mental health care

January 4, 2017

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