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A Stakeholder Spotlight on the Shaama Centre. Their focus is to provide service and programs forimmigrant and refugee seniors and women and those who are isolated because of social and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…