CCANS shares new initiatives, announcements, successes and opportunities for learning and sharing with its members via an e-newsletter. Follow the following links for past issues. If you have an idea for an upcoming newsletter please contact Heather Spidell, CCANS Communications and Media Relations at hspidell@gmail.com. Thanks! December 2020 Newsletter September 2020 Newsletter Celebrating Continuing Care …
CCANS is happy to announce an exciting new partnership with Canada’s Surge Learning to offer members preferred rates and deep discounts on their learning management system and management tools. CCANS members receive 33-50% savings on the organization’s integrated online platform designed to enable continuing care organizations to meet legislative and internal organizational requirements for Staff …
CCANS Partners with Surge Learning to offer Training and Management Resources to Members Read More »
Michelle Thompson, CEO, R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home in Antigonish, was elected president of the Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia at its Virtual Annual General Meeting on June 25, 2020. Thompson is a graduate of St. Martha’s School of Nursing and St Francis Xavier University Distance Nursing Program. She holds a BSc in Nursing and …
Michelle Thompson elected President of Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia Read More »
Are you a member of the Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia or planning to join? We want to hear from you. What are you most proud of in how you and your organization are responding to COVID-19? What could be done better or differently? What worries you most about a second wave? Do you …
CCANS COVID19 Survey – We want to learn from your experience for future planning Read More »
April 23, 2020 Born just as the second wave of the Spanish Flu ravaged Nova Scotia, Emily seemed destined to show the world that tragedy is not permanent and how one fills the time between tragedies defines the life of an individual. A life-long learner, Emily saw education as the great liberator and books as …
From Pandemic to Pandemic 1920-2020 Celebrating Emily Olive Bain’s 100th Birthday Read More »
This video tribute is our way of showing the many heroes who work in our continuing care sector across Nova Scotia. They are caring, compassionate and dedicated women and men who work in nursing homes, residential care facilities, small option and group homes, independent living supports and home care. The photos and videos come from …
As headlines about Canada’s long-term care sector rip through cyberspace, there are women and men in Nova Scotia’s nursing homes and community-based residential care facilities who are quietly caring for our loved ones in these uncertain times. Their dedication to their residents and families is largely unsung in the best of times. It’s time for …
The quiet heroes in Nova Scotia’s Continuing Care Sector Read More »
News release First Presumptive Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia; New Prevention Measures Health and Wellness . March 15, 2020 – 3:45 PM Nova Scotia announced the province’s first three presumptive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), today, March 15. The province is also taking further measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The cases are …
Long-term care facilities closed to visitors effective immediately – March 15, 2020 Read More »
On Friday, we shared a COVID-19 update with our partners. Due to the size of the distribution list, some stakeholders may not have received the initial message, so it will be repeated below. You have been added to our distribution list for the purpose of providing news releases, notifications of website updates (https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/) and other …
Harding Medical has been helping clients discover and enjoy the benefits of an independent lifestyle since 1987. We take pride in helping our valued customers select the right assisted living products and home medical equipment for their health care needs. In collaboration with our sister company, CANmed Healthcare, we work with you as a partner in …