Being diagnosed with dementia raises uncertainty, fears and unknowns. The Alzheimer Society is a place to turn for a community of services, support and experts that can help ease some of these concerns. One way to feel connected is through our support groups for both for people living with dementia and for their care partners. It’s a great way to connect, interact with and learn from others in a safe environment. With our wide variety of groups, now offered virtually and in-person, you can share, laugh and help others who are on similar journeys as you. Learn more about our support groups at Alzheimer.mb.ca.
Community News
The Heart of Giving
Did you know there are numerous ways to donate to the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation? They include: 1) Through hosting a fundraiser. 2) To give thanks for care received. 3) To acknowledge someone special. 4) To celebrate a special event. 5) To honour the memory of a loved one. 6) Through corporate philanthropy. 7) Through planned giving in your estate/will. All donations made to the Foundation are used to purchase equipment and support programming at the hospital, making a real difference in the community. For more information or to make a donation, visit our website at brhcfoundation.ca.
Heart Health at Pharmasave
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, often goes unrecognized and untreated because there are no symptoms. Your pharmacist can help you reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke, by: 1. Reviewing your medications, helping you take them as prescribed and managing potential side effects. 2. Teaching you how to use a blood pressure monitoring device properly and testing your blood pressure regularly. 3. Advising you how to maintain a healthy weight, and a diet that’s low in sodium. and 4. Guiding you through a step-by-step quit smoking plan. Learn more about how to keep your blood pressure under control by speaking with your pharmacist.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are always looking for our membership to help out with activities to make our programs a success. We have people act as escorts on our bus trips or help out setting up or serving our monthly lunches. Pickleball nets do not set themselves up. To find out how you can help, call 204-416-1067 or email us at [email protected]. Remember we are a club of people that look out for each other, and volunteering is an important way to give back!
Annual memberships are just $30. For more information, call 204-416-1067 or email [email protected]
Mail: 565 Guilbault Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2J 0R2
Phone: (204) 416-1067
Who We Are
Archwood 55 Plus is a community-based non-profit, charitable organization offering lunches, art and fitness classes, social activities, bus trips and other services to adults ages 55 and older living in the Winnipeg area. Our goal is to encourage graceful aging and empower older adults to lead healthy and active lives while socializing with their peers.
What’s Happening in February
Restart for on-site activities like pickleball and billiards are going strong. Chair Yoga, Yoga Fit Flow, Functional Movement, Tai Chi, Chair Pilates, Line Dancing, Low Impact Cardio and Art class are back. Let’s move, Let’s Dance is also back. It is a fusion of Latin and international music and rhythms such as the Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Disco etc. We have room for more members on Monday and Thursday afternoons for cards and board games. The best part is it is free to our members. Come in and meet new friends, in a friendly environment and get out of the home!
Let’s tour The Leaf Diversity Gardens on Tuesday, February 7th at 1 pm. The wait is finally over and the building looks spectacular! The bus will leave Archwood Community Club at 12:15 pm and return by 3 pm. Cost: $28 Member, $33 Non-member. The Leaf is an indoor horticultural attraction at Assiniboine Park where visitors will journey through four distinct biomes. We will continue our plant-themed talks with Get Growing: Starting Seeds and Transplanting Starter Plants Tuesday, February 28 @ 565 Guilbault St. Plant experts from the Ron Paul Garden center will be available to show us how to get our gardens started with key tips on growing plants from seeds or seedlings. We have our February Luncheon Wednesday, February 15, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM @ 565 Guilbault. Bingo is back on Tuesday, Feb. 22 starting at 1:00 PM. Bingo cards are $10. Check our website for details.
It’s Your Turn to Quit Smoking
Laser Therapy is an accu-pressure point therapy similar to acupuncture but without the dreaded needles. It is a modernized natural approach to help heal the body without the use of drugs. The entire procedure is external, and the laser treatment conducts low energy to accu-pressure points to your ears, face, hands, arm, legs, and feet. The first hurdle in quitting smoking is to get through the nicotine withdrawal phase, which people often dread. The laser treatments significantly reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, so people generally sail through this phase with greater ease and break their nicotine addiction.
Work Sober
Work Sober – Building a New Life for Recovery is designed to give participants who have been sober for a while, the skills and support to reinforce and strengthen their sobriety. We follow the principles of adult learning philosophies and motivational interviewing to engage our participants ensuring that topics covered meet their current recovery needs and skills. Topics focus on understanding what relapse is or isn’t, knowing and identifying the warning signs, managing triggers and cravings and planning for success. Other topics include: Holiday Season Sane and Sober, Grief and Loss in Recovery, setting Healthy Boundaries, and Dealing with Boredom, etc.
“I’ve always come away with hope and a ‘new’ way to look at a personal problem. Listening to others who are on longer journeys than I, has been so very helpful presenting an issue or possibility – giving us time to react and discuss how we have dealt with this personally, or would like to learn to deal with it. This helped me rebuild relationships with friends and family by showing I can be honest with my church friends, and with my brother about my addiction and my journey. I am grateful I now have a place to go for support in my journey of recovery to a new life.”
Substance Abuse Affecting Your Career?
THE COST: Alcohol use and abuse in the workplace among full and part time workers aged 18-65 has now become a major source of revenue loss to small, medium, and national corporations. The direct and indirect costs of substance abuse cost to the Canadian economy, and Canadians is more than $38 Billion dollars per year. The costs to health care, criminal justice system, and lost productivity costs Manitoba over $1.4 Billion dollars, which amounts to $1,094 per person per year in Manitoba regardless of age.
MYTH: It is the illegal drugs that are the problem, Opiates, Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, etc.
FACT: While illegal, drugs are certainly a problem, Alcohol is still the #1 drug of choice of Canadians and Manitobans, resulting in staggering personal and economical costs for our economy, and devastating to the health of individuals and their families. We have not even begun to calculate the increased overall health and economic costs of alcohol abuse due to the stresses of COVID, such as Issues with relationship violence, absenteeism, sick leave, disability, worker’s compensation, insurance claims, damaged equipment, and litigation, to name a few.
We are Here to Help!
SRWC is a unique recovery-oriented community-based agency which offers pre and continuing recovery and family programs as well as individual and couples counseling. We have gender specific as well as co-ed programs morning, afternoon and evening to meet your individual needs. Short wait time for intakes and entering individual counseling or programs and support. Our evening programs provide programming if you are unavailable during the day due to work, school, child care, or other commitments.
Your Heart Needs Community!
Is loneliness harming your heart? Many studies in recent years have found that social isolation is a clear risk factor for cardiovascular disease – and belonging to a supportive community can actually improve heart health and decrease mortality. But where can a person go these days to meet new people in a safe, caring environment? A welcoming, supportive spiritual community that loves you for the person you are could be just the place to find the connection that your heart wants you to have. Be well – heart and soul!
