Staff like Jenna Buckham, a recreation therapist at Aberdeen long-term care, provide a holistic approach to care, looking after residents’ social, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. “Our goal is to minimize loneliness through increasing opportunities for social connections and physical activity,” she says. “But not all programs and enhancements

Thanks to generous donors, Eldercare recently purchased eight adaptive bikes for several local long-term care facilities. The Med Up bike is designed for people with physical limitations and mobility issues, including wheelchair users. They have four training modes (passive, assisted, active and isokinetic), can identify and release spasms for safe

A resident at Aberdeen care home received a special bedside performance over the Christmas holidays. Young dancers from the Maple Leaf School of Russian Ballet performed scenes from the Nutcracker in a gentleman’s room following a larger performance. Rehab Assistant, Amie Aniban (pictured at right), facilitated the impromptu bedside show