Date updated: November 9, 2021
Normalizing sexuality is one of the purposes of the AIDS Committee NL (ACNL). The Aging Working Group’s vision: to help our aging population become more comfortable about talking about their sexual health with their partners, their physicians and health professionals. Available online.
Older Adults: Do you feel very tired, helpless, and hopeless? Have you lost interest in many of the activities and interests you previously enjoyed? Are you having trouble working, sleeping, eating, and functioning? Have you felt this way day after day? If you answered yes, you may be experiencing depression.
Form with checklists for seniors and others to use prior to and during visit with a health professional. Revised with appreciation by SeniorsNL from Community Centre Alliance and Literacy Nova Scotia’s interactive newspaper, The Learning Beacon.
As people age, healthy eating is extremely important to keeping good health and independence. The focus of the guide is on planning, shopping, cooking healthy meals, eating alone, using leftovers, and having an emergency food shelf. Many of the recipes that can be found in the guide were tested in kitchens right here in Newfoundland…
Connecting with others is something that improves our quality of life. Complete the self-assessment provided. Connect2 Affect will help you understand how connected you are and provide you with helpful resources. You may find the tips useful. Resources suggested may be American. American-based links may give you ideas on what to look for (information and resources)…
An Act respecting the Advance Health Care Directives and the appointment of Substitute Health Care Decision Makers (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador).
Booklet developed by the provincial government on how to make an Advance Health Care Directive. An Advance Health Care Directive template is included.
An Advance Health Care Directive helps all individuals to make sure that their health care wishes (written) are known if for any reason they are too sick to speak for themselves. Substitute Decision Makers is defined as a person 19 years of age or older who will communicate your health care wishes, if you are…
This guide provides tips to seniors on how to prevent injuries . By following the checklist provided, older adults can keep their home, their person, and their environment as safe as possible.
The Paid Family Caregiving Option provides money so that certain seniors and adults with disabilities can pay a family member to do approved home support. See Brochure for details. To see if your loved one is eligible for this program contact your regional health authority.
