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CARP Mississauga Chapter 35 and Sheridan Mall – May 2014 Job Blitz

April 17, 2014

Mississauga May Blitz - Job Search Series MWF 10-3 CARP Mississauga in cooperation with Sheridan Centre invite ...

The village where people have dementia – and fun

April 17, 2014

There are no cars or buses to worry about ... Margaretha Bos and her brother take a tour of Hogewey How is society to ...

Use of antipsychotics soaring at Ontario nursing homes

April 17, 2014

Powerful, potentially lethal drugs are used off-label to control behaviour among dementia patients at alarming rates ...

Old like me? Why elderly care needs more risk…

April 17, 2014

Risk. Its a dirty word in the nursing home industry, and in the face of recent and high-profile incidents like ...

Mother with dementia 'warehoused,' daughter says

April 17, 2014

Dementia patient, 84, spent countless hours in hospital hallways, daughter says The daughter of an 84-year-old Calgary ...

How a little town in Belgium may show us how to care for the mentally ill

April 17, 2014

Once, there was a tall, elegant woman in her 70's, who lived with a family in the small Flemish town of Geel in ...

Decoding dementia: Knowing the cause can help you plan for the future

April 17, 2014

Imagine you start noticing that you're not thinking or behaving like you used to. You struggle to find the right ...

May 29th is CARP Night at Burlington Bandits

April 16, 2014

Information posted April 16, 2014 Your Halton Chapter is pleased to announce that May 29th will be CARP Night at ...

Celebrate St. Joe's (Hospital)

April 16, 2014

CARP and ZoomerMedia helped sponsor a fundraising event for St. Joe's Health Centre on Thursday, May 1st at the ...

DesignAbility – Ottawa Region and beyond

April 16, 2014

DesignAbility volunteers develop and build unique assistive devices to aid persons of all ages with physical ...