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Province Celebrates Senior Achievement Awards Recipients
KAWARTHA LAKES: “Congratulations to this year’s Ontario Senior Achievement Awards recipients,” said the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell,...
Colleen Green
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Dragon Flies present milestone gift during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
KIM COULTER, Communications Specialist RMH The Dragon Flies Breast Cancer Survivor Group thrives on hope and positive energy. Even with...
Colleen Green
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Care trainers launch a fundraising campaign for new dementia simulation suits that enable caregivers
AARON WISE/JOSH KERR, Meaningful Care Foundation A Canadian care group has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire five pioneering age...
Colleen Green
Oct 22, 20213 min read
The Moose Lodge leaves a legacy of support for RMH patients
For 93 years, members of The Moose Lodge in Lindsay have been committed to caring for the young and old, bringing communities closer...
Colleen Green
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Canada Honours Autism in October
DURHAM: Autism Home Base (AHB) is hosting Durham Region’s watch party of the 7th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS) on...
Colleen Green
Oct 7, 20211 min read
Modernizing Health Care Infrastructure to Support Safe and High-Quality Care for Patients
DURHAM: Members of Provincial Parliament Peter Bethlenfalvy (Pickering-Uxbridge), Lorne Coe (Whitby), Lindsey Park (Durham), and Rod...
Colleen Green
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Working with older clients
Most of the clients I work with are over 65. The needs of an older adult are certainly different than those in their twenties and...
Colleen Green
Sep 23, 20212 min read
We need to take every opportunity to protect the people we love, Part 1 by Tina Y. Gerber
Looking after my Mother while she suffered through Dementia and Parkinson’s has been very challenging. It was the right time to place her...
Colleen Green
Sep 23, 20214 min read
How braces move teeth
Anyone with misaligned or crooked teeth may have considered orthodontic braces at some point. In fact, getting braces has now become a...
Colleen Green
Sep 2, 20212 min read
HKPR medical officer talks about new Ontario directives
HKPR medical officer talks about new Ontario directives by The Standard | August 26th, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/up...
Colleen Green
Aug 26, 20212 min read
COVID-19 cases slowly rising in North Durham
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: There are currently eight active cases of...
Colleen Green
Aug 26, 20211 min read
Protest rallies held at local hospitals
by The Standard | August 26th, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Protesst-Rallies-held-at-Local-Hospitals.m...
Colleen Green
Aug 26, 20213 min read
Ontario launches new program to recruit and retain staff in retirement homes
ELRIC PEREIRA, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility Office The Ontario government is investing more than 2 million over two years to...
Colleen Green
Aug 20, 20211 min read
Exercise and Falls Prevention Program
COURTNEY LATIMER, Exercise and Falls Prevention Program Assistant (Summer Student) DURHAM: Community Care Durham(CCD)’s Online Exercise...
Colleen Green
Aug 19, 20214 min read
BBBSND expands to include seniors
AMY STEVENSON, Digital Marketing & Communications Coordinator, BBBSND SCUGOG: Feelings of disconnection and loneliness are pandemic...
Colleen Green
Aug 19, 20212 min read
Ontario ministry finds Pinecrest Nursing Home failed to follow best infection control measures in 20
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon was inspected by...
Colleen Green
Aug 12, 20213 min read
HKPR provides COVID-19 update
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health...
Colleen Green
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Alzheimer Society of Durham Region secures OFT grant to recover post-pandemic
DENYSE NEWTON, CEO, Alzheimer Society of Durham Region DURHAM: At the end of last year, the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region (ASDR)...
Colleen Green
Jul 15, 20212 min read
How to build friendships in your golden years
Making friends as a child or even as a parent to school-aged children is relatively easy. Classrooms and school functions facilitate the...
Colleen Green
Jul 15, 20212 min read
HKPR health unit seeing plateauing first dose vaccine numbers
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health...
Colleen Green
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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