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...
Friday, June 19, 2020, featured great weather in Prince George and incredible classic cars touring the city’s long-term care homes! The cars, which annually visit the facilities the Friday before...
I’m sharing this story on behalf of Janet Connelly. Janet worked for Northern Health for 28 years in the Supply Chain Department before retiring in 2015. Since retiring, she’s returned to wor...
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,...
It can be challenging enough to have a loved one living in a long-term care home, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even harder, requiring visiting restrictions in Northern Health (NH) facilities ...
On Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. At Northern Health, the evolving nature of the pandemic required us to implement cha...
Protecting staff, patients, and long-term care residents is always important to Northern Health. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented additional challenges to this, which is why part of our response ha...
