Seasonal activities provide nursing home residents with opportunities to engage in meaningful and enjoyable experiences, helping to improve mood, stimulate cognitive function, and foster connections with those around them. Whether it’s crafting for the holidays, gardening in the spring, or celebrating festive events, these activities
Making the decision to move a loved one into a nursing home can be a difficult choice. Living independently can become challenging for many older people, as well as for their family members and caregivers who help care for them.
Assisted nursing home care offers daily
Are You Looking for the Perfect Valentine's Day Gifts for the Senior in Your LIfe?
Valentine’s Day is not just for couples, it’s for everyone! People celebrate Valentine’s Day to show affection for their loved ones and that could include your parents, grandparents, elderly relatives or
As the holidays draw closer and closer, one of your biggest questions may be what to give an older family members or older adult elderly relatives who are in an assisted living facilityies. Whether it’s your parents, grandparents, or other relatives, in most cases they
What does Medicare cover when it comes to aging? As caregivers and family members it is important to know what to expect when the time comes for extended health care services or moves into assisted living homes.
Is your senior loved one experiencing hearing loss?
A change in hearing function can be frustrating and the one experiencing these changes can feel isolated and depressed. With so many advancements in healthcare, impairment in hearing functions can be corrected with a variety of hearing
Elderly and senior citizens are more vulnerable to Coronavirus and are at higher risk of getting very sick from this illness. Due to many reasons, such as shared communal system at Nursing Care facilities, underlying health concerns, group activities, part-time staff that’s overworked and exhausted,
This is the essential checklist for your senior loved ones who are in isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Seniors and elderly citizens are highly vulnerable to the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Older people with underlying health concerns
or pre-existing diseases are highly susceptible to contracting the virus.
Considering the
Who is at higher risk of contracting the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19)?
Elderly and senior citizens are more vulnerable to this virus and some people are at higher risk of getting very sick from this illness. This includes:
Older adults
People who have serious chronic medical conditions
Miranda Ferrier started her career as a Personal Support Worker, and now works for PSW regulations and rights as president of OPSWA.
Please tell us about yourself, your educational background and how you got involved with Personal Support Workers advocacy.
I graduated from Mohawk College