Taking control of your emotions
It’s important to understand what you are feeling for your mental health. Naming your emotions allows you to influence them.
May 3, 2021
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Gaming system for those with dementia
Covenant Care pilots a gaming system from the Netherlands to benefit residents with dementia.
April 29, 2021
Finding solutions together
Healthcare teams are collaborating across sites, with other organizations and with their communities to find solutions to pandemic challenges.
April 26, 2021
Maintenance worker connects with residents
Maintenance worker Generoso Gozo goes out of this way to help residents at St. Mary’s Health Care Centre in Trochu.
April 23, 2021
Volunteers make textured sleeves to comfort patients
Grey Nuns Community Hospital volunteers have made around 100 fidget sleeves to calm and comfort patients with dementia.
April 20, 2021
Supporting our seniors' mental health
Covenant Health’s community geriatric program applies learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for an increase in mental health needs and elder abuse.
April 19, 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on workplace culture
A new research project by the University of Alberta and Covenant Health investigates if a strong workplace culture can withstand the stressors of a pandemic.
April 15, 2021
Hooked on helping
Hundreds of crocheters around Alberta have stepped up to create holiday hats and blankets for babies in NICUs across the province.
April 5, 2021
Origami brings hope
Volunteers, staff and the community make origami cranes to bring hope and healing to patients, residents and frontline healthcare workers.
April 1, 2021
Supporting youth through the pandemic
Clinics find alternative ways to provide vulnerable teens with mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2021
Supporting complex decision-making in the community
Covenant Health launches its newly expanded Ethics and Discernment Centre.
March 22, 2021
Embracing virtual reality
Virtual reality headsets take Dulcina Hospice residents on new experiences and to places of the past.
March 15, 2021
Finding your own healthy
We are all different. There isn’t one healthy way to eat. Personalizing what you eat can help increase the likelihood that you stick with healthy eating.
March 11, 2021
Doctor encourages mask use
Bonnyville physician Dr. Leonard De Freitas shares his ICU encounter and his sister’s COVID-19 death to encourage people to follow public health measures.
March 8, 2021
Rural life a great opportunity for nurses
For April Miskie, an obstetrics RN at Bonnyville Health Centre, Bonnyville is full of opportunity and is an ideal place to raise her two kids.
March 4, 2021
Technology pilot helps residents stay active and connected
Residents at Covenant Care sites stay connected through live-streaming technology that allows them to enjoy activities virtually in their suites.
March 4, 2021
Seniors reignite young love
Kathryn Clark and Calvin Peppard enjoy married life together at St. Teresa Place, decades after they first met in Nova Scotia.
February 11, 2021
Meet Jennifer Hamilton
Registered nurse Jennifer Hamilton says the ICU team at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital has risen up to meet the challenges of the pandemic.
February 3, 2021
Grateful mom gives back
A mother remembers the care she and her newborn received at the NICU at Grey Nuns Community Hospital and gives back.
February 1, 2021
Meet Donnabel Pascual
Donnabel Pascual says working with residents at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre feels like home.
February 1, 2021
