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East Edmonton seniors home hit by strike
Mon, 21 May 2012 15:15:49 -0700
More than 100 licensed practical nurses and health care aides are set to strike at an east Edmonton care centre Tuesday morning.
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Expansion gives seniors a place to call home
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:54 -0700
When Paul Villgren's parents came to Canada in 1952, they brought with them the dream to build a Finnish rest home in Sudbury. Sixty years later, Villgren sat in the result of that dream, Finlandia Village, and made a $125,000 donation toward the rest home's sixth expansion.[...]
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Morning Jolt: Haunted home for seniors?
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:08:11 -0700
An abandoned hospital in Los Angeles that is believed by many to be haunted will be transformed into a senior home. The Linda Vista Community Hospital – which is so creepy that it is often used in movies – has been the site of numerous ghost reportings over the years. Amcal Multi-Housing Inc. says the stories are just urban legends and will change the facility to senior housing in the near future.
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Lansing seniors say goodbye
Mon, 21 May 2012 15:07:07 -0700
For some, Lansing has been a lifelong home. For others, the city has been the latest in a series of new towns.
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Seniors centre deserves funding for critical services
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:23:02 -0700
One has to wonder if our esteemed council members realize the value of this organization.
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Seniors celebrate nursing home week
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:22:55 -0700
Residents from four area nursing homes reminisced about old times during a picnic at Nichols Green Monday to kick off nursing home week.
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Seniors surprised with play
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:15:00 -0700
Merrill Gardens nursing home residents gladly took in a morning play Friday, courtesy of Joe Nightingale Elementary first-graders.
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Nursing home residents get van for senior trips
Mon, 21 May 2012 18:56:26 -0700
Residents at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center must wait for the tags to transfer before road testing the home's new activities van. It's actually a used van, but one dedicated solely to taking seniors on short trips.
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Sp. Springs seniors announce college plans
Sun, 20 May 2012 20:36:12 -0700
It was a busy day Wednesday in the Spanish Springs High School athletic department. That’s because four of the Sparks school’s student-athletes made their college athletic plans official.
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A ‘salute’ to Libertyville senior for her work with Bear Magic
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:41:30 -0700
A company that makes its living serving the elderly and disabled at home honored a Libertyville woman for her work with Bear Magic in Lake County.
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