The Lower Similkameen Community Services Society is one of 10 agencies across British Columbia that recently received a United Way grant to start up a program to address loneliness called Java Social. Java Social is a gathering of people...
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What does a unique activities program called Java Mentors and Madison Square Garden have in common? Meet Page the Clown! Page is a resident at one of 14 Palm Garden communities awarded a Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program grant...
Tim is a resident at Palm Garden of Jacksonville located in Duval County in Florida, a Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facility. Tim spent a year in bed there after suffering a bad fall. Yet he decided to participate in...
Julie Sagastume and Penny Kessler at Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven
We are at our strongest when we have the ability to experience whatever feelings are passing through—the ones we like and the ones we don’t. We find our deepest confidence when we know that feelings come and go and...
Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook, Ontario was awarded a New Horizons for Seniors grant for the Java Project. The Java Project is an evidence-based peer support and mentoring program designed to reduce loneliness and social isolation. The Java...
Canadian Journal on Aging 2022 Social isolation and loneliness in long-term care settings are a growing concern. Drawing on concepts of social citizenship, a peer mentoring program was developed in which resident mentors and volunteers formed a team, met...
A new article published in the Canadian Journal on Aging highlights a unique approach to addressing loneliness in long-term care. Social isolation and loneliness in long-term care settings are a growing concern. Drawing on concepts of social citizenship, a...
Many are celebrating this important day. But if you are feeling emotionally exhausted, you are not alone. These past two years have been hard on everyone and happiness seems to be in short supply. Why is it so hard...