The Adult Day Program Association of Nova Scotia, in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia is presenting a series designed for family caregivers of dementia patients. This series will include presentations, and interactive activities to help prepare family members for their new role Who: Family members who are providing care and support to [...]

The first video from this spring’s series of Lunch and Learns isnow available for online viewing.  this video features Dr. Paige Moorhouse’s lecture on the new Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization Clinic, which offers resources and skills for chronically ill older adult to assist them in dealing with their current and future medical issues/wishes. The video [...]

Please join us on June 08 at the Foggy Goggle on Argyle Street in Halifax for our monthly networking night. Click here for Networking June 2010 details Dan Robichaud, Executive Director Of Halifax Regional C@P,  will give a short talk about the Digital Divide and Seniors.   What is HRC@P? C@P is a government of Canada [...]

As part of GANS’ 25th anniversary in 2002, we established the Award of Recognition. This Award is intended to recognize an individual who has made an exceptional personal and/or professional contribution to the field of aging through either an enhancement to the understanding of aging, or by providing service to the field through research, advocacy, professional or volunteer [...]

A recent report by a panel of experts from the US National Institutes of Health has cast some doubt on the usefulness of a healthy diet, crossword puzzles and regular exercise in terms of delaying or reducing the severity of Alzheimer’s disease. As the CBC reported, the panel expressed their doubt thus: “We wish we [...]

An innovative collaboration between research groups in Beijing,  China and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is leading to a better understanding of the state of the aging population in China. Led in Canada by Dr. Kenneth Rockwood of the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit (GMRU) and in China by Dr. Xianghua Fang at the Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, a [...]

The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging and the  Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia are presenting several public sessions across Nova Scotia to launch a new information guide “It’s in Your Hands” to inform seniors and their families about financial abuse—and how to stay safe. Information sessions for service providers are also being held across the province. [...]

Dr. Janice Keefe, director of the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, will present a free public lecture on May 05, 2010 entitled Our Aging Society-Who Cares? A Nova Scotia Reality Check. The Nova Scotia Centre for Aging is located at Mount Saint Vincent university, in HRM. “For more than 15 years, the NSCA has worked in collaboration [...]

The Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia is pleased to be hosting its first ever networking evening. The cleverly titled Networking Tuesdays will be a recurring event on the second Tuesday of every month. The location we have chosen for this HRM event is the Foggy Goggle, at 1667 Argyle St. Relax and socialize with new [...]

On April 01, 2010, the Personal Directives Act will come into force in Nova Scotia and bring changes to the way personal care decisions are made. These changes will expand protection for individuals creating the personal directive, families of that individual as well a health care professionals delivering services. To find out more about what [...]