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This update highlights some steps Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) has taken over the last few months to continue collaboratively advancing the development of our province's Community-Based Seniors Serving (CBSS) sector.

"I felt like I was given back my freedom and safety to do whatever I needed to do."

Staying engaged with your community and those around you can become more difficult as you age for a variety of reasons.

This week we have a feature on caregivers and how to support caregivers in your workplace. Caregivers make up approximately one-third (35%) of the Canadian workforce, and 45% of caregivers find balancing caregiving with work stressful. More than 50% of caregivers in Alberta are employed full-time.

The Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, highlights how the New Horizons for Seniors Program benefits seniors while announcing that the upcoming call for proposals for community-based projects is opening

Edmonton retiree aims to expand awareness of ethical wills--a way to pass on beliefs and offer guidance after a loved one passes.

Home maintenance company exclusively for seniors aims to reduce stress by being their one-stop shop.

Discussing finances with aging family members can be fraught—as my siblings and I learned during a recent emergency “intervention” with our dad—but it’s important for everyone’s mental health to get it done. Here’s how to sidestep the drama and avoid the many mistakes that my family made.

Alberta’s government is providing $1 million to help Albertans with vision impairment find and maintain meaningful employment.