Annerose Georgeson, a Vanderhoof-based artist, recently completed a mural for residents in the courtyard at the Stuart Nechako Manor long-term care home. The mural is in recognition of her mother’s ...
There are many forms of dementia. It’s a term that refers to diseases and conditions that impact memory, language, problem-solving, and other thinking skills that affect a person's ability to perfor...
On June 2, 2020, Northern Health (NH) launched a three-day DementiAbility Methods workshop to certify 11 new instructors to provide expertise, mentoring, and follow-up with local long-term care homes,...
As the population ages, dementia with older adults is becoming more common. At Northern Health, staff are taking a proactive approach by taking education to learn more about caring for those with mode...
Improving quality of life for people waiting for long-term care This spring, the residents and staff at St. John Hospital (Vanderhoof) came together to start a garden for acute care patients who ar...
Making Terraceview Lodge feel like home How do you define “home”? One definition was suggested by Northern Health Occupational Therapist Cheryl Block: “It’s the place where you make a genui...
