Seniors can benefit from gardening in many ways. From burning calories, to muscle strengthening, gardening gets the body moving by requiring bending, squatting, stretching and pulling. Gardening a few hours a week provides a great physical workout to help keep seniors fit and strong. Planning out gardens and deciding what to plant, along with the […]
Reducing social isolation during retirement has always been a focus for the health and well being of seniors. In this time of greater social isolation, taking advantage of new and existing technology can help to increase connectivity and reduce the negative impact of prolonged isolation on seniors. Voice assistants can help with hearing loss which […]
When many desperately needed food banks closed last year due to COVID, a team of imaginative organizers partnered with a local food bank to create Mabelle Pantry. The Mabelle Food Program operates with Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank to help provide a healthy food package to households in the community that have food insecurities. The […]
The Residents of Delmanor Glen Abbey enjoyed celebrating Mardi Gras beginning with a sweet and savoury pancake lunch for Shrove Tuesday. Festivities continued into the afternoon with classic grasshopper cocktails straight out of New Orleans! Residents wore fun decorative beads and sipped their cocktails while enjoying wonderful music featuring a tribute to Louis Armstrong. Celebrating […]
Everyone at Delmanor Elgin Mills was thrilled while Residents received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It was a momentous and long awaited event that brought pride and hope to the Elgin Mills Residents. Our community consists of an entire team that arrives each and everyday committed to our Residents through dedication and compassion. […]
Delmanor Glen Abbey Residents were smiling under their masks as Halton Paramedics arrived to administer vaccines! It was a highly anticipated event that had Residents overjoyed to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The Halton Paramedics were welcomed to Delmanor Glen Abbey with coffee and treats to show our appreciation for everything that […]
Delmanor Northtown has ten years of Robbie Burns Day Celebrations in our memories. Never before however, have we celebrated Scotland’s famous poet during a global pandemic! So this year, we had to change things up in order to enjoy the day while still being safe at home. With pubs and restaurants closed this year to […]
Everyone was pleased to put 2020 behind them and welcome in the new year with hope for better days ahead. Delmanor Wynford Residents were surprised with a Happy New Year Mobile Bar that arrived at their doors with snacks, music and special order drinks to ring in the new year. The love and support was […]
While most of Ontario has been hunkering down and following public health guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19, brilliant scientists have been working tirelessly to create vaccines that will eventually defeat this virus that has impacted every part of the globe. Delmanor Communities have been blessed that our Residents and team members have been able to protect themselves […]
Dr. May Cohen is a brilliant Canadian physician and trailblazer in women’s medicine. She came to Delmanor Northtown virtually via Zoom for a question and answer period after Residents were able to view her documentary, “The Gender Lady – The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen”. Dr. May attended medical school at the University of Toronto at […]
