Yarn bombers brighten the day for Edmonton Seniors
Anonymous "yarn bombers" brightened the day for seniors at a
north Edmonton care facility by
lining their garden fence with over a hundred crocheted
sunflower
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Gala raises $300,000 for opera and long-term care
Former Edmonton
Opera singer Pierre Roberge was losing his memory, but a video
of him singing Danny Boy with his grandson provided the most
touching moment at a
Valentine’s gala last week.
Edmonton Journal, February 18, 2013
CapitalCare Introduces Resident-Centred Concepts into the
Dining Experience.
For most people, meals are an important part of the day; in
residential care facilities,
the take on added significance. Not only do meal times mark the
passage, they are often
the highlight.
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Edmonton Philanthropist recognized for $100,000 donation to
nursing home project
Donald Oborowsky, co-founder
and CEO of Waiward Steel, presented the
CapitalCare Foundation with a cheque for $100,000 towards
improving dining rooms for
people living in CapitalCare long-term care facilities.
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Taster meals on table at CapitalCare homes
CapitalCare is ahead of the game when
it comes to implementing Health Minister
Fred Horne's directive to Alberta Health Services to get better
food on the table
for seniors living in care homes.
Edmonton Journal, August 1
New menu for
seniors
Capital Care is bringing long-term care residents a taste
of home. Canada’s largest
public continuing care provider unveiled a new home-style food
menu and a
revamped dining room at its Grandview location Tuesday.
Edmonton Sun, July 31, 2012
Number of
country's centenarians rising fast
Two Kipnes Centre for Veterans residents share their
secrets for living a century.
National Post, May 29, 2012
Making the
visible shift to resident-centred care
It has long been recognized that the kitchen is the heart of
any home, but for far too
many elderly residents in long-term care, comfort can be hard
to come by in the
sterile dining halls and kitchens where their meals are served.
In mid-December, Edmonton’s CapitalCare — Canada’s largest
public long-term care
provider — took a grand step towards bringing comfort back into
its oldest kitchens
and dining rooms with the launch of a newly-renovated gathering
space at one of its homes.
Axiom News, January 6 2012
Read more about CapitalCare's dining
room renovations
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