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There are no words to express amazing progress in recovery our gratitude to all the support with the support of our trained ASK4CARE Employee of staff at Ask4Care Support professionals he has begun to Services. walk with assistance. The Month for July is

For the Month of July, we Even though Inderjit was not INDERJIT KAUR! would like to congratulate in that professional capacity, Inderjit Kaur, as our top referring to the fact that she is Employee of the month. not a rehabilitation therapist or speech pathologist she gained As well as the group home the core competencies and residents, we have our private adapted to those roles, never care clients. Inderjit Kaur is letting it stop her to ensure the our top RPN in the private progress of the supported. care division. I have personally saw the way Inderjit possesses the that Inderjit lights up with that knowledge and the ability to beautiful smile as she explains perform all duties required of the milestones that the a nurse, and she goes above supported has conquered. and beyond to make sure Inderjit’s happiness genuinely patients are as comfortable as comes from the progress of the possible. She is caring, patient, supported. empathetic, and respectful to the staff, the residents, and their family members. “Every day I get to do For example, one of our something I love and make residents was in a major life an impact on people’s lives” changing accident a few years back. He was completely - Amber Pence paralyzed on one side of his body unable to walk. After tremendous effort from our staff the supported has made TITLE SUBTITLE | Issue # 2

Location of Ask4Care Support Services Blood Drive: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 10062 Bramalea Rd, Brampton Ontario L6R-1A1 Date: Thursday August 9th,2018 Time: 2:00PM-8:00PM Contact Info: Stephanie Armstrong Email: [email protected] Phone: 416-565-9458

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"A senior who has a fall and "The effect of exercises are not breaks a hip has a 20 percent just focusing the muscle, they chance of dying that year from are also improving some aspect complications like blood clots of cognition related to frontal and pneumonia," she explains. lobe health in the brain." "I see it far too often. That Dr. Montero-Odasso's research statistic is real." states brain networks in the front lobe that help control Falling is not an accident. It's navigation and gait — the way Preventing seniors something Adams can gauge we walk — are also the same "months ahead of time" by from falls can be a networks that are vital for assessing their balance, speed memory and attention. life-or-death matter, of walking and length of steps. "We do know that when warns physiotherapist The sitting disease multitasking, your attention "The number one reason why may switch to the cognitive task CBC Radio · March 29 seniors are falling is they sit too rather than focus into

much," she says. "We call it the maintaining your balance and The consequences of a fall on sitting disease." that can trigger a fall," he says. an older person can be the Adams suggests walking is a SLIP AND FALL difference between life and key exercise that all seniors can FACTS death, according to Barbara do to prevent a fall. She also Adams, Nova Scotia's self- suggests squats. proclaimed "queen of falls • Falls are the leading cause of prevention." "If every senior practiced going injury among from sitting to standing every Adams, a long-time older Canadians. single day they will lower the physiotherapist and Progressive risk of falling significantly." Conservative MLA, has been • 20-30% of seniors experience one or teaching people how not to fall The cognitive connection to more falls each for three decades. mobility year. It's estimated that between 20 Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso • Falls are the cause and 30 per cent of Canadian agrees exercise can alter the of 85% of seniors’ seniors fall each year, according risk of falling and adds that it's injury-related to a report by the Public Health not just good for you hospitalizations. Agency of Canada. physically, but mentally too. His latest "The biggest misconception is • Falls are the cause study suggests cognitive that a fall is not that big a deal of 95% of all hip- improvement in older people and that it's just an fractures. can be a complementary way to embarrassing moment that the reduce falls. • 50% of all falls person wants to forget about," causing Adams tells The Current's Anna He tells Tremonti that resistant- hospitalization to Maria Tremonti. training and balance exercise happen at home apply to muscle and joint But far too often, falls can lead flexibility but also cognition. to serious repercussions, says Adams. TITLE SUBTITLE | Issue # 5

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