WRSON: Sharing and learning best practices | Memorial University News

SmART Aging was sighted at a health symposium, hosted by Western Regional School of Nursing and Western Health.

Western Newfoundland project will join artists with isolated older adults to support their cognitive fitness | Saltwire Network

Connecting older adults with artists to help them maintain and improve their cognitive fitness is the focus of a new project recently launched in the western region. SmArt Aging Project is a collaboration of Western Health, Gros Morne Summer Music

CBC Newfoundland Morning with Bernice Hillier, Martin Jones | CBC Listen

Senior-centered program uses art to keep you sharp while you age.

Caregiver Centered Care | Life with Dementia Podcast

If you know what it’s like to feel exasperated or ignored in your role as a family caregiver, you’ll want to catch this episode and chime in on the dialogue surrounding what’s being coined as caregiver-centered care.  Dr. Jasneet Parmar with  is ready to enlighten us all on what we can do better to support family and friends, who are in turn supporting persons living with dementia.  Life with Dementia podcast is a proud member of The , powered by .

Language-learning app Duolingo is now valued at more than $1 billion after an investment from Google's parent company | Business Insider

Duolingo, based in Pittsburgh, is now considered a unicorn after a $30 million investment from CapitalG, Alphabet's investment fund.

Hospital without walls? Health P.E.I. team looking at applying remote patient monitoring in West Prince region | Journal Pioneer

A new concept aimed at keeping seniors in their homes longer is being tested in western P.E.I. “I can’t wake up every morning and look at the same problem the same way,” said Paul Young, administrator of Community Hospitals West.

A Seniors’ Oasis | Queen's University Dean's Blog

With an aging population, it is critical that seniors living in the community receive the support they need. It is important that new effective and cost-efficient strategies are developed to help seniors live where they want to live and prosper in their chosen communities.

Oasis Senior Craft Group Keeps Dialysis Patients Warm | The Kingston Whig-Standard

MEREDITH WILSON-SMITHIn the basement of Bowling Green II, a dozen women between the ages of 70 and 90 sit talking, eating chips and salsa, and clicking their knitting needles in sync.

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation's Diagnostics Accelerator Announces Second Round of Awards | CISION

/PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced six new investments totaling $6 million through its Diagnostics Accelerator...

Ask the Experts | Long Term Care Today

Mel Barsky, Director of Business Development at CABHI, talks health innovation in this Ask the Expert segment of Long-Term Care Today, an Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) publication (p.41).

Toronto’s Baycrest is bringing fine art to seniors digitally | Toronto.com

The web-based initiative, called ArtontheBrain, allows clients to view fine art from a number of respected museums across North America in the comfort of their homes.

Nine Israeli inventions make Time magazine’s top 100 list | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A personal robot 3-feet tall is among nine Israeli-made inventions that appear on the Time magazine list of the “100 Best Inventions” of 2019.