Conference themes

• Challenging Behaviours
• Pain Management in the older Person
• Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
• Care by Design Model

Date: November 4, 2011

Place: Ramada Park Place Hotel, Dartmouth

For the conference brochure, click here.

The Time Frames Program is a brand new 10-week long program that provides a vehicle for adults 55 and older with disabilities and seniors to express themselves through community based arts programs while at the same time addressing various issues facing the communities that they are a part of. In effect, this program is a community development program for under served communities that tap into the lived experiences of community elders. There will also be an inter-generational component in the program. Elders and youth will collaborate on community based art projects that address identified needs or issues within a community.

Dates: Thursday September 15th – November 17th, 2011

Times: 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Location: Seniors Lounge, Bloomfield Centre, 2786 Agricola Street

Participants can register by mail by sending in the registration form to the address on the form, or on line here.

They have links and resources for: 

• Living a Healthy Life as a Senior
• Getting the Best Out of Retirement
• Finding Independent Living Services
• Finding Care Outside Your Home
• Finding End-of-Life Care (Palliative Care)
• Exploring Legal Matters Concerning Your Health

Click here to visit their site.

• 65 years or older;
• married or in a common-law relationship;
• living at home with their spouse/partner;
• caring for/ supporting their spouse/partner due to spouse’s/partner’s memory problems, cognitive impairment or a diagnosed dementia (we are looking for individuals who are caring for those at all stages of impairment, from the early signs to very severe dementia).

They encourage anyone who is aware of someone in this situation, and who might be interested in participating in such a study to make them aware of the project website and contact information below.  Additionally, anyone interested in receiving more information should not hesitate to contact them:

 
Timing of the C.A.R.E. Tool Project
Mary Leslie, Project Manager
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University
Tel: (902) 457-6573 or Toll free: 1-877-302-4440
Email: caretool@msvu.ca
Website: www.msvu.ca/nsca/caregiverassessment (and click Timing of the CARE Tool in left bar).

Age-Friendly Communities Funding

The Department of Seniors invites applications from municipalities that:

• Assist communities with strategic planning that supports applying age-friendly thinking to improve the physical and social environment
• Assist communities to promote healthy, active ageing by creating or adapting structures and services to be accessible for people of all ages

All municipal units in Nova Scotia are eligible to apply for an Age-Friendly Communities Program grant. Successful applications will receive up to 50 per cent of their project cost, to a maximum of a $5,000 grant, where the municipality matches the fund’s contribution.

The closing date for submission of proposals is 4:30 pm on May 16, 2011.

Positive Aging Funding

The Department of Seniors invites applications from non-profit community organizations to create projects that advance the goals and actions outlined in Nova Scotia’s Strategy for Positive Aging, with a focus on health, well-being and community participation.

• grants of up to $10,000 are available
• projects must involve seniors in the planning and delivery of the project

The closing date for submission of proposals is 4:30 pm on April 21st, 2011.

For more information and to download applications, go to the website.

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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 work. Exceptional for this Award means that the individual has gone above and beyond what would be expected of them in his/her professional or volunteer capacity.

Nomination form Award of Recognition – Call for nominations 20112

Award of Excellence:

Each year GANS offers an Award to a student currently registered in a publicly funded post-secondary educational institution in Nova Scotia. The Award is intended to recognize and promote excellence in the field of aging and to encourage involvement in our Association. To be eligible for this Award, a substantive portion of the student’s academic program must focus on aging. The student should have a strong academic record, be able to demonstrate his/her contribution to the field through academic/volunteer activities and to have professional goals that include study or work in the field of aging. The student may be enrolled full or part time at any level of academic study. In addition to the application form and resume, a letter in support of the student’s application is required from a faculty member.

Application form hereAward of Excellence – Call for applications 2011

Older patients with chronic illness, their family/friends, and their health care providers face many challenging issues as they plan for the road ahead of them.  They may have questions about how to get the most out of life, how to make health care decisions that reflect their values, how to manage symptoms, and what to expect.

Drs. Laurie Mallery and. Paige Moorhouse, both of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University, have developed the PATH (Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization) clinic to help people find answers to these questions.

Located in the Geriatric Ambulatory Clinic, on the first floor of the Camp Hill Veterans’ Hospital, the PATH clinic is aimed at older patients with advanced chronic disease who want to learn more about health care planning, or are interested in integrating a palliative approach into their existing care plan.

“There are times when a person is frail and nearing the end of life that medical treatments meant to improve health can actually create new problems or prolong dying,” says Dr. Moorhouse.

The PATH process involves three clinic visits, which include:

• a comprehensive physical, psychological and social  assessment,
• an exchange of expectations and information between the patient, family and health care providers,
• learning new skills, to help the patient and their family with future health decisions

The doctors, nurses, and other health professionals in the PATH clinic have specialized training and many years of experience working with frail older adults and their families. They can help guide you through the process of making health care decisions that will protect your best interests and quality of life.

For more information :

Phone: (902) 473-8603
Fax: (902) 473-7133

Dr. Mary McNally from the  Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry and  Karen McNeil from Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre  will give a talk entitled Oral Care in Continuing Care Settings.

“Discussing a research project taking place in the Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry seeking to strengthen the delivery daily oral care services provided to residents living in long term care facilities. We are working with three nursing homes in the Eastern Shore to pilot a number of resources we have developed to raise awareness of oral health and educate staff and residents on the importance of adequate mouth care.”

Please join us at the Royal Bank Theatre, 1st floor of the Halifax Infirmary Hospital, Summer St, Halifax.

The session begins at noon – all are welcome!

The workshop topics include: Recognizing the Signs of Aging, Communicating with Seniors, Long-distance Care Giving and Choosing a Home Care Provider. The workshops are targeted at adults with aging parents.

For more information, contact

Home Instead Senior Care

5991 Spring Garden Road, Suite 485
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3H 1Y6
Phone 902-429-2273
www.homeinstead.com