“A ray of hope flitters in the sky, a tiny star lights up way up high.” “When a child is born” is my favorite Christmas song. There is something about this beautiful song that has brought me comfort (and a few tears at times)....
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Reducing Loneliness and Depression: The Power of Peer Mentoring in Long-term Care Theurer et al. (2020) Loneliness is all around us. It is linked with depression and is arguably one of the most critical health issues facing our society. Yet feeling lonely has a...
Getting a flu shot matters. “Flu and pneumonia are a critical health concern, and in recent years have resulted in over 50,000 deaths annually, making it the eighth-leading cause of death, just behind diabetes,” says Alison Bryant, Ph.D., senior vice president of research for...
You may never have heard of a city called Port Alberni. It is beautiful—located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada and almost completely surrounded by mountains. While Port Alberni might not be as well known as other cities, there is...
Last week I attended the opening of a new beautiful small community, set in a peaceful neighbourhood. It is a place where people living with dementia can live a full life in cottage-style households. This is The Village Langley – Canada’s first dementia-care village,...
Thank you, Revera! This week Java Music, a peer support program, was shipped to all Revera retirement communities across Canada—giving staff evidence-based tools to engage residents and help target social isolation and loneliness. In an effort the enhance resident’s quality of life, many Canadian...