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  • New virtual-reality training program gets $1M EPIC boost

    May 16, 2022

    A unique virtual-reality (VR) program to be developed at Western has received a $1-million innovation grant from Future Skills Centre, aiming to provide personal support workers (PSWs) access to innovative communication training to help care for people living with dementia.

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  • HIGH FIVE® CCAA May Discount

    May 10, 2022

    HIGH FIVE® would like to offer individuals affiliated with the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging a special promotion for the month of May. They are offering a one-time $30.00 discount only until May 31, 2022.

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  • Sense of Self: Leisure helps older adults with relocation transition

    April 12, 2022

    Older adults may face a number of difficult transitions in late life, such as retirement, health decline and loss of a spouse. Leisure has been known to help adults cope with these changes, as a way of maintaining and continuing their sense of identity.

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  • Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis draws attention to cognitive disorder

    April 05, 2022

    Across Canada and the US, more than two million people are living with aphasia and its associated challenges in communication and in using and understanding language. Until the recent news that Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia and was retiring from acting, many people were unfamiliar with the condition.

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  • Physical activity reduces risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes: study

    March 07, 2022

    A new international study that draws data from over 65,000 patients and has a Western University connection has found that moderate physical activity in adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes.

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  • Microcredentials offer professional ‘up-skilling’

    February 28, 2022

    Micro-certification is an ideal way to future-proof careers and build extra skills into a workplace or resumé. The CCAA and partners in the care-home sector are designing a four-course micro-certificate in aging well, with the aim of improving senior fitness and mobility, preventing falls and improving well-being.

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  • How exercise can curb your junk food craving

    January 10, 2022

    Every January, millions of individuals make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or eat healthier, if not both. To achieve this goal, many individuals will begin strenuous exercise programs that incorporate too much exercise too soon, leading to fitness burnout or injury. Overtraining can actually prevent you from losing weight.

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