Manitoba Seniors' Guides and Publications

 Website: http://gov.mb.ca/shas/publications/index.html

Seniors Guides and Publications - Manitoba, Canada

The Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat produces a number of publications on a wide range of topics of interest to seniors, their family members and caregivers.  Please review the list of publications and note which are available on-line only and which are available in print as well. Click here to order publications online.

• Manitoba Seniors' Guide 2015/16 (175 pages)
  
  
• Caregiver Recognition Act Report 2013-15
  
  
• Resources for Caregivers 2015, Inventory of Manitoba Services and Supports
  

• Manitoba Elder Abuse Strategy

• A Guide for the Caregiver (48 pages)

• Safety for Seniors Fact Sheets (6 pages)

• Age Friendly Manitoba (12 pages)

• Emergency Information for Seniors (32 pages) - online only

• A Legal Information Guide for Seniors (72 pages)
  
  
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor and Pharmacist (35 pages) - online only
  
  
• Deceased Estate Handbook

Partner Publications:

• Older and Wiser Driver (online only)
  • Older and Wiser Driver Online Rating Form (online only)
    
    
• Aging in Place - Housing Options for Older Manitobans (online only)

• Profile of Manitoba Seniors 2010 (online only)

Virtual Hospital Ward Pilot Project

In the news:  

Wishes can come true.

89-year-old Winnipeg resident Terry Miller is able to stay at home longer and have less visits to the hospital thanks to a year-long pilot project, which is a type of virtual hospital ward.  She lives with her husband Dan and requires 24-hour care and support due to mini-strokes and Alzheimer's Disease.  Terry Miller is one of ten chronically ill people who have benefited from this virtual hospital project. See the whole story here:

House Calls Keep Ailing Winnipeg Patients Out of Congested Emergency Rooms

Good news for all who were involved.  Let's hope this program can keep going and help others.

- Angela Gentile