by Nathan Rochford | Apr 1, 2023 | Blog
For Camilla MacPhee the hardest part about moving into a senior care home was the sense of isolation. She had experience living alone – she’d been doing that for 12 years following her husband’s death. But she was still living in her own home in Souris during that...
by Nathan Rochford | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog
Carol Mussel will never forget her final visit with Shooter the therapy dog. It was a Friday, the day Shooter always came to visit, and Carol was sitting her in usual chair with Shooter at her feet. She was petting her when, suddenly, Shooter reached her paw up,...
by Nathan Rochford | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog
“You’ve got to listen.” That’s the advice Elisabeth Thomas would give anyone aiming to be married as long as her and her husband Willy. The couple first met in the mid-1950s in their home country of Germany. It was at a community dance, a common gathering place in...
by Nathan Rochford | Feb 11, 2023 | Blog
For Andrews of Summerside resident Kaye Ferguson, the hardest part about being diagnosed with Celiac disease was finding foods she could eat that she enjoyed. “It’s very annoying to think you can’t just eat what you want when you want,” she said. Kaye first discovered...
by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog
Amanda Shea has seen first-hand the benefits music can have on seniors and people living with dementia. Amanda, a program coordinator with ProTem Memory Care, a dementia care home in Moncton, N.B., has been incorporating music therapy, an umbrella term for all...
by admin | Jan 1, 2023 | Blog
Jim Lockert is hoping to soon trade his wheelchair in for a cane. It may seem like a lofty goal, but for Jim, a resident at Andrews of Stratford, it’s one he feels is within reach thanks to his regular exercise routine. Jim, who lost his leg to gangrene in 2020 and...
