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In an Age-Friendly community, there is local access to social and health services needed to stay healthy and independent. This includes access to health services such as physicians, nurse practitioners, and public health nurses, either in the community, or with affordable transportation or online connection readily available. Mental health services, specialized supports such as cancer support groups, dental care, foot care, occupational therapy and physical therapy, etc. can be accessed either locally or by affordable transportation or online connection.
As well as health care, this domain includes affordable meal delivery, affordable and reliable grocery delivery, access to medication delivery, emergency services, general safety, etc.
In the sections below, you will see examples of what Age-Friendly Saskatchewan communities are doing in this domain. For each example, there is a link to that community’s individual page and to their contact details, for more information.
Advocating for Accessibility: Age-Friendly Rosetown advocates for and assists in facilitation of home and health services that are accessible, available, affordable and timely. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Rosetown are on their Community Page on this website.
Age-Friendly Moose Jaw has taken several steps with Age-Friendly Businesses: spreading information via media, conducting a pilot in banks and pharmacies, and meeting with the Chamber of Commerce. They are researching ways of training businesses to be Age-Friendly. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Moose Jaw are on their Community Page on this website.
Gymnastics Day Camp: Age-Friendly Strasbourg hosted a gymnastics day camp for ages 2-12 in the summer of 2024. Flipside from Lumsden came out for the day and set up in the WDS gymnasium. 71 children attended. Click here for contact details.
Youth Golf Clinic: Age-Friendly Strasbourg hosted their second Youth Golf Clinic in the summer of 2024, for ages 7+ in the morning, and a 16+ group for older youth and adults in the afternoon. Click here for contact details.
Age-Friendly Strasbourg hosts community events in partnership with LMVBA with free ice cream in the summer, free coffee, free baking. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Strasbourg are on their Community Page on this website.
In Ponteix, four seniors work in a community garden and share the produce with other seniors who are not able to garden. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Ponteix are on their Community Page on this website.
Community Vegetable Box: In Strasbourg, a large wooden, lidded box sits in front of the local pharmacy/bulletin board on Mountain Street. People can drop off produce they don’t need and take what they do need. Click here for contact details and to see a photo of the Vegetable Box.
In Moose Jaw, partner organizations (SHA, Moose Jaw Literacy, Family Service Bureau, Community Living Division, Moose Jaw Express, Salvation Army) were called on to address isolation and food insecurity in April 2020 and September 2021, which led to sustainable change as applied to needs of seniors during the pandemic. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Moose Jaw are on their Community Page on this website.
Emergency Information: Age-Friendly Moosomin is promoting the File of Life, an emergency information communication file. Click here for Contact details.
Health Presentation/Wellness Checks: Each month, Age-Friendly Strasbourg hosts a health presentation at the library followed by Q&A. The presentations are on various health-related topics. Monthly Wellness Checks are provided by a Nurse Practitioner. Foot care will be provided by a retired Nurse Practitioner following the presentation, for a small fee. Age-Friendly Strasbourg paid the initial cost for this footcare. The fee individuals pay helps offset this initial investment. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Strasbourg are on their Community Page on this website.
Blood Pressure Checks: At one of the monthly Toonie Lunches, the local Emergency Medical Services group provided free blood pressure checks to anyone who wanted. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Strasbourg are on their Community Page on this website.
Wellness Clinic: Age-Friendly Strasbourg hosts a monthly Wellness Clinic with a different topic each month. Footcare is available by appointment at each clinic. Click here for contact details.
Wellness Day: Age-Friendly Shaunavon holds annual Wellness Days, with a variety of topics aimed at helping older adults to stay in their own homes and maintain their independence. Click here for contact details.
“Orientation to Caregiving” Workshop presented by Age-Friendly Saskatoon will provide caregivers and future caregivers with resources and support, covering topics such as basic care needs, self-care for caregivers, and caregiver burnout prevention. Click here for contact details.
“Wellness” Workshop presented by Age-Friendly Saskatoon explores ways to maintain mental and physical health and wellness as you age through nutrition, movement, and mindfulness utilizing a life course perspective: “Making the healthy choice the easy choice.” Click here for contact details.
Mental Health Workshop for Farmers: Talk, Ask, Listen is a Farmers’ Mental Health workshop put on in a farming community for everyone. This is a great way for Age-Friendly Strasbourg to reach out to our community’s farmers and families. For more information, contact details for Age-Friendly Strasbourg are on their Community Page on this website.
Social Prescribing: Age-Friendly Moose Jaw has been chosen as one of the 2 pilot communities in SSM’s new Social Prescribing initiative. They are working closely with SSM staff as they implement the program. Click here for contact details.
Social Prescribing: Age-Friendly Shaunavon has been chosen as one of the 2 pilot communities in SSM’s new Social Prescribing initiative. They are working closely with SSM staff as they implement the program. Click here for contact details.
Age-Friendly Saskatoon/SCOA has written a White Paper titled Beyond the Pandemic, urging a focus on age-friendly actions as we move through and out of the pandemic. You can find a link to the White Paper on Age-Friendly Saskatoon’s page on this website, as well as their contact details for more information.
Beyond the Pandemic final report. This completes the work begun by Age-Friendly Saskatoon with the Beyond the Pandemic White Paper. To find a link to the Final Report, as well as contact details, please go to this link.
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