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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Survey of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Alberta Family Caregivers
Sharon Anderson
Family Caregiving 18 months into the COVID-19 Pandemic: “We need to be truly valued.”
Alberta’s family caregivers and the people they care for have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health protocols to control it. The pandemic exacerbated already challenged support systems
RECORDING - Continuing to serve seniors during the pandemic - Community Conversation
CORE Alberta
You can find a recording of the session attached to this post as a FILE.Â
Please find the event slide deck and additional resources event attached.Â
As the Alberta Community-Based Senior Serving (CBSS) sector navigates operational decisions and challenges related to the pandemic, CORE Alberta
211 Data for System Navigation and Planning
211 Alberta
211 Alberta is a fully-integrated provincial helpline and online searchable database to help Albertans navigate community, health, social and government services. 211 data can help planners and decision-makers understand the needs of Albertans.
211 Data Dashboards:
Overall 211 Contacts: this das
What Does a Community-Based Approach to Chronic Homelessness Look Like?
Amy Costello and Frederica Boswell, Nonprofit Quarterly
Tiny Spark is a podcast of the Nonprofit Quarterly. They focus on what is required to build a more just society—in matters of race, health, the environment, and the economy. In this episode, they discuss how to ensure housing for all in the American context.
Sadly, the Department of Housing and
Investment in Infrastructure: The Community Engagement Imperative
Marietta Rodriguez, Nonprofit Quarterly
This article is the third in the series—Community Development: National Leaders’ Visions—that NPQ, in partnership with the CEO Circle, an informal network of BIPOC community economic development leaders, is publishing in the coming weeks. The series focuses on identifying what is required to
COMMUNITY ACTIVATION SESSIONS 2021 - Report to the Community Executive Summary
Healthy Aging Alberta
In the spring of 2021, the then-named Community-Based Seniors Serving (CBSS) Sector Initiative hosted ten online regional Community Activation Sessions where seniors serving organizations and allies across Alberta came together to:
Hear updates on the significant growth of this community-led Init
A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking
Kelley Buhles, Nonprofit Quarterly
Participatory grantmaking (PGM) may be a new trend in philanthropy, but participatory and community-driven giving practices have been around since the beginning of time. From Indigenous understanding of how gift money behaves in a community to the mutual aid networks of Black communities in the US,
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on the Care and Quality of Life of People with Dementia and Their Carers: A Scoping Review
Patricia Masterson-Algar, Maria Cheshire Allen, Martin Hyde, Norah Keating, Gill Windle
Abstract:
This article reports on findings of a scoping review aimed to map the published literature concerning the impact of COVID-19 on the care and quality of life of people living with dementia and their carers.
Twenty-nine articles were included in the review.
Three overarching themes were i
Dealing With Dehydration in Older Adults
Health Europa
Professor Angela Kydd, Clinical Professor in Nursing at Robert Gordon University and NHS Grampian, discusses the impact of dehydration in older adults.
Food and drink are fundamental staples in our everyday lives. Not only do they play an essential part in our overall health, but they also hold hol
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