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Welcome to the Alberta Continuing Care AssociationFounded under the Societies Act in 1981, the Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) is a voluntary, non-profit organization representing owners and operators of continuing care (long term care and designated assisted living) facilities and home care and support organizations throughout the province of Alberta. Read more... | |
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Super ministry responsible for all social programsEdmonton Journal - Karen Kleiss - May 10, 2012
Edmonton - Tuesday's cabinet shuffle marked another major shakeup in the delivery of services for vulnerable Albertans...Read more
Home care expands to reach more clients in Medicine HatAlberta Health Services - New release - May 3, 2012
Medicine Hat - Local home care services are being bolstered following a $3-million annual funding increase that will double the number of home care staff and expand service hours, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced today...Read more
Authorities lack knowledge to prevent elder abuse: Commons committeecanada.com - Jordan Press - Postmedia news - May 2, 2012
Ottawa - The system designed to help women escape abuse - physical, emotional and financial - is lacking the knowledge to help the demographic most in need to help: seniors...Read more
Redford promises major changesEdmonton Journal - Graham Thomson - April 28, 2012
...One example of organizational change is placing responsibility for seniors housing, which now falls under three ministries, into one department...Read more
Calgary looks to tackle elder abuseCBCNEWS Calgary - April 25, 2012
It's often under reported yet it affects thousands of Calgarians, and now the city is trying to raise more awareness about elder abuse...Read more
Age appropriate care an issue for many says localMedicine Hat News - Gillian Slade - April 24, 2012
People who have a debilitating illness may not be anywhere near the average age of people at a seniors residence but if they need that sort of physical care there are simply no options...Read more
Alberta Election 2012: ER doctors warn healthcare concerns being oversimplified during campaignEdmonton Journal - Jodie Sinnema - April 19, 2012
Edmonton - Representatives of Alberta's emergency doctors say various political parties have oversimplified concerns about health care...Read more
Alberta pioneer, belived to be oldest Canadian, passes at 113Calgary Sun - Michael Wood - April 18, 2012
Cora Hansen, a hard-working woman of faith who at 113 years old was believed to be Canada's oldest living person, has died...Read more
Health Council recommendations for home care are on the markCanadian Home Care Association - News release - April 16, 2012
MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Home Care Association welcomes the recommendations on home care for seniors identified in the Health Council of Canada's report, "Seniors in need, caregivers in distress: What are the home care priorities for seniors in Canada?"...Read more
Don't count out seniorsCalgary Herald - Arlene Adamson - April 16, 2012
During the last election in Alberta, there was an abysmal voter turnout rate of 40.6 per cent. This was not the case with voters over 65...Read more
Helping foreign workersCalgary Herald - April 15, 2012
Immigration is the federal department most likely to be viewed as the stodgiest and burdened with the most cumbersome processes...Read more
Political promisesCalgary Herald - April 13, 2012
Two recent health policy announcements by the Wildrose party and the Progressive Conservatives got a lukewarm reaction from doctors...Read more
Dementia a 'ticking time bomb,' says studyCTV News - April 11, 2012
The number of people suffering dementia - estimated to be in the tens of millions and growing rapidly - amounts to a 'ticking time bomb' that needs to be addressed before it is too late, according to a new study co-authored by the World Health Organization...Read more
By 2016, no more government cheques by mailCTV Calgary - April 11, 2012
Ottawa is phasing out govenment cheques over the next four years in favour of depositing payments directly into Canadians' bank accounts...Read more
Lack of long-term care beds top seniors' issue, advocates sayCBCNEWS - April 10, 2012
Seniors' advocates say they want to see more details from the parties on what they plan to do to prepare for the so-called 'silver tsunami' when the entire baby-boomer generation reaches retirment age...Read more
A doctor's diagnosis of Wildrose, PC health announcementsCBCNEWS - Scott Dippel - April 5, 2012
The Doctor is in and he's not happy...Read more
PCs and NDP up ante in bid to woo Alberta seniorsCalgary Herald - Elise Stolte and James Wood - April 4, 2012
Lethbridge - Political leaders courted the senior vote on the campaign trail Wednesday, with the Tories offering a new tax credit and the NDP promising long-term care beds and home care for seniors...Read more
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