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Stakeholder Spotlight: Mill Woods Seniors Association 2023

By admin / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Mill Woods Seniors Association 2023

The Mill Woods Seniors Association enhances the independence of seniors by providing a range of programs and services that meet their recreational and social needs. Special events, presentations, and health…

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Poetry Selection Guidelines

By admin / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Poetry Selection Guidelines

Seniors can send in their poems for a chance to be selected to have their poem read at Seniors’ Week 2023. Calling Edmonton’s older adults (55+)! Submit your unique poems…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Caregiver-Centered Care

By admin / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Caregiver-Centered Care

We sat down with Dr. Jasneet Parmar to talk about the work of the Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative she has undertaken in Edmonton and Canada. Dr. Parmar is a Champion Advocate…

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Help boost #YEGSeniors services by signing this Declaration

By admin / May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Help boost #YEGSeniors services by signing this Declaration

Join other leaders and allies of Edmonton’s seniors-serving sector in signing the Declaration and affirming the importance of supporting seniors to age well in community. Click here to sign and…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories

As its name indicates, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories serves a large geographic area. Staff at seven office locations (six in Alberta and one in the Northwest Territories) provide…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: ElderCare Edmonton

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: ElderCare Edmonton

ElderCare Edmonton has a long history in the capital region. First incorporated in 1980 as the Association of Adult Day Support Programs, the organization has had many different names over the years. In 2007,…

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What’s the matter with ageism?

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on What’s the matter with ageism?

By: Dr. Sheree T. Kwong See  In the weeks before she died, my mother made a plea to me. “Sher,” she said, “no one listens to us old people. If…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Caregivers Alberta

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Caregivers Alberta

Caregivers Alberta is marking 20 years since its inception. It was founded in 2001 by a group of caregivers looking to shift the support approach away from teaching caregivers how to be better at providing care, to providing…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Mill Woods Seniors Association

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Mill Woods Seniors Association

Mill Woods Seniors Association (MWSA) is situated in the hub of the Mill Woods community in south Edmonton. It operates on the second floor of the Edmonton Public Library building at 2610 Hewes Way NW.    MWSA reopened to in-person programming on July 5th, after public…

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Edmonton Seniors Centre

By admin / December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Stakeholder Spotlight: Edmonton Seniors Centre

The Edmonton Seniors Centre (ESC) can be found in the Edmonton General Hospital, located in the Oliver neighbourhood (at 11111 Jasper Avenue). Incorporated in 1976, it went by a different…

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