FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Action takes place on International Nurses Day Annie’s Place brings meals to Burnaby General Hospital for COVID-19 frontline workers and health care teams PUBLISHED May 12, 2020 Frontline medical staff at Burnaby General Hospital were treated to dinner today (Tuesday, 12 May 2020) by staff at Annie’s Place Group Care which provides
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…Get Your Eyes Checked Today! Did you know that August is Eye Exam month? Whether you did or didn’t, this is the perfect time to schedule a comprehensive eye exam. It’s a proven fact that so many individuals need eye care but don’t know it. It has been shown that nearly 50% of parents with
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 30th, is International Day of Friendship. All of us at Annie’s Place love this day as we see the power of friendship, companionship and love daily in our work. We have witnessed clients overcome great obstacles and love from friends and family has helped this to happen. We also consider everyone we
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At Annie’s Place, our favourite word is Help – that’s all we do day in and day out for our clients. Whether it’s helping someone get back on their feet before an operation, or helping out a senior who wants to get in shape at the gym or accompanying a client to a doctor’s appointment,
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May is Speech & Hearing Loss Month so we wanted to take the time to speak more about speech & hearing as well as what to do if you or your loved one has an issue with speech or hearing loss. At least 20% of U.S. adults (and around the same in Canada), at some
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Around 1 in 5 women will experience a mental health problem either during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. It can be really difficult to open up about a mental health problem at this point in life – a new mother might feel pressure to be happy, or worry that others may not think she’s
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April is Cancer Awareness Month in Canada. No one wants to get a cancer diagnosis – it is scary, uncertain and often an emotional time for the individual and the family. After the initial diagnosis is given and a treatment plan is agreed upon, it’s very important for loved ones to gather around and support
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April is World Autism Awareness Month. Learn more about Autism from our home care team. For more than a decade now April 2nd has marked a special day to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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At Annie’s Place, we help clients of all ages. One thing is certain in life, we will all age but all of us will age differently. Much of what goes into the aging process is how healthy of a lifestyle we lead. Part of our mission at Annie’s Place is to improve the lives of our clients and their families.
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Live an active life now – it will help you if you ever have a heart attack. Heart attacks can be frightening but research studies show that those who are fit prior to experiencing one, may have a built-in advantage to protect them from the deadly effects of a heart attack.
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