Sunday, December 16th, 2018
Why Eating Healthy is Important for Seniors Nutrition is important for seniors to maintain to improve the chance of not getting onset dementia. Nutrition for seniors is a hot topic lately and there are some good tips to follow to maintain good health and well-being. According to the BC Government website, only 44% of British Columbian seniors […]
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Over 600 Seniors attended the free event, the Seniors Light Tour in the City of Kamloops. More than 20 city buses travelling in a caravan to brightly lit neighbourhoods with Christmas décor and lights was then then followed by entertainment, hot chocolate and of course, Santa Claus! A large caroling sing along followed in the Sandman Centre. […]
Friday, December 7th, 2018
With the cold season starting, Retirement Concepts communities have started our annual Granny’s Socks and Toques Drive at all locations. Drop into any RC location with new socks or toques until January 30th and we will be donating to a local shelter or community group who is in need. Help keep someone warm this winter!
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Acts of kindness throughout the holiday season With the holidays around the corner, we here at Retirement Concepts, are seeing many acts of kindness happen for our seniors. We have had school children make special ornaments and holiday cards for our residents, local choirs dropping by for some early caroling and most recently a wonderful […]
Monday, November 5th, 2018
Explore the Selkirk Seniors Village Couples enjoy ‘campus-of-care’ approach at Gorge-area retirement community Conveniently located on the Selkirk Waterfront near the Gorge Waterway is a seniors’ village offering couples the opportunity to retire together, regardless of their level-of-care. Selkirk Seniors Village offers what’s known as a campus-of-care, which allows residents to stay in the familiar surroundings […]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
The Wellesley resident, John, looks for three things when he is thinking about his culinary choices. FLAVOUR, NUTRITION AND VARIETY! He says that “The Wellesley meals are the best. Above all they have the flavour and everything I am looking for”. His Mother was a professional chef when he was growing up. He always had […]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Travel Tips for Seniors Summer is gone, the leaves or coming out on the trees and October is upon us with the chilly weather. Just the perfect time to head south, biking in Italy or on a cruise. Now is the perfect time for Seniors to take and trip and enjoy warmer weather in other locations. A […]
Monday, August 13th, 2018
Looking for a Seniors Residence for your Parent? Where do you start? It is a hard process to start thinking about your aging parent needing a new place to live. It could be they need more care or require to be in a safe environment. Where do you start? The first place you may wish to reach out to […]
Friday, August 10th, 2018
We’ve blasted through July, and the Dog Days of Summer are well upon us. We hope you have taken advantage of the many ways to keep cool that many of our cities and towns have to offer. The great weather and higher temperatures certainly does not slow down the residents of our communities. As we […]
Monday, June 11th, 2018
We were very proud as an organization to go through Accreditation in February 2018. Throughout the process every community was prepared with their teams to showcase the outstanding work we all do at our locations for the residents and Seniors we provide for. We achieved a high rating of 96.5%. Accreditation looked at our processes, how […]