➡➢ ➤➥➦➐ ➧➨➓➐↕➩➐↕
➏➐➑➒➐➓➑➔→➣ ➔↔↕➙➛ ➜➝➣ ➜➞➟➠
✙✐♣s ✚♦r ✐♠♣r♦✈✐♥❣ ✛♦✉r s❧❡❡♣
Do you regularly have trouble sleeping?
You’re not alone, in fact, this is a com-
mon problem among seniors. Fortuna-
tely, there are a number of things you
can do to catch more Z’s.
❍✤✥✦✧❙ ✧★✤✩★✪✧
✫ Creating a bedtime routine. A sen-
sible going-to-bed routine is essential
for getting a good night’s rest. A period
of relaxation allows your body to pre-
pare for sleep.
✫ Reserving your bedroom exclusively
for sleeping. Only head to your bed-
room when you feel tired.
❯♦✇ ✚♦r❡✐❣♥❲❜♦r♥ s❡♥✐♦rs
❝✣♥ ❝♦♠❜✣t s♦❝✐✣❧ ✐s♦❧✣t✐♦♥
exercise and engage in mentally stimu-
lating activities.
✫ Journaling before you go to bed. If
your thoughts tend to run amok as you
lay in bed at night, try jotting them down
on paper. This helps to clear your mind
and ward off anxiety.
❍✤✥✦✧❙ ✧★✤❱★✦✩
✫ Excessive napping. Don’t extend your
daytime naps past 20 minutes, and don’t
take naps after three o’clock.
✫ Consuming too much caffeine. Parti-
cularly in the evening, avoid foods and
drinks that over-stimulate the senses
such as coffee, cola and chocolate.
✫ Implementing a healthy lifestyle. Be
sure to eat a healthy diet, get plenty of
✫ Oversleeping. If you
wake up early, don’t
remain in bed too long.
It’s natural to assume
that more sleep equals
more rest but in reality,
sleeping in tends to
increase fatigue.
Still short on Z’s des-
pite adopting these ha-
bits? Then consult with
a medical professional.
In particular, you may
want to ask your phar-
macist if the medica-
tion you’re taking could
be affecting your sleep.
Foreign born seniors face a number of dis-
tinct challenges when it comes to social iso-
lation. These include cultural, language and
economic barriers as well as discrimination
and limited access to services. Fortunately,
there’s a large network of resources avai-
lable to older immigrants and refugees.
❙❇❊❱✦●❇❙ ■★❊ ■★❊❇✦❏❑▲✥★❊❑ ❙❇❑✦★❊❙
At the core of this network of services for
elderly immigrants in Canada are agencies
providing settlement services. These agen-
cies are community based (and often free to
access) and label themselves in several ways:
◆ Settlement services
◆ Immigrant services
◆ Newcomer services
◆ Immigrant- or refugee-serving agencies
◆ Get their attention. Address the person by
✷❀✭✾✬ ✸✬✮✷ ✹✵✿✭ ✵✹✺ ✿✵✾✹✷✵✾✹ ✭✽✭ ✱✯✹✷✵✱✷✼
These agencies provide immigrants and re-
fugees with the following:
✫ Show warmth and positivity. Encourage
the person, show your affection for them
and take care not to reveal frustration or
impatience.
✫ Rely on nonverbal cues. Use facial ex-
what you say. The affection and respect
you show will be understood regardless.
✫ Use names, not pronouns. Avoid pronouns
Finally, know that you’re affection is reci-
procated. Although people with dementia
sometimes forget names and even faces,
they recognize when they’re speaking with
someone who cares about them.
➁➁➁✎✏✑✒✓✔✕✖✓✗✑✏✘✙✖✑✎✚✔✛
➌✜✢✢✣✤✥✦✢✧★✤✩✪ ✫✬✭✮ ✜✢✢✣✤✥✦✢✧★✤✩✪ ✤★ ✢✤✯✤✰✪✱ ✰✲ ★✪✳✩✤✦✪★ ✴✪✳✯✤✰✰✪✱ ✧✥✱✪✳
✵✴✴✢✤✦✵✶✢✪ ✢✤✦✪✥★✧✳✪✷ ★✰✵✰✧✰✪★ ✵✥✱ ✳✪✸✧✢✵✰✤✲✥★✹ ✺✪✳✩✤✦✪★ ★✧✶✻✪✦✰ ✰✲ ✰✼✲★✪
✵✩✵✤✢✵✶✢✪ ✵✰ ✽✤✢✱✾✲✿✪✳ ❀✲✱✸✪✹ ✜✱✱✤✰✤✲✥✵✢ ❁✪✪★ ✯✵❂ ✵✴✴✢❂ ✰✲ ★✧✴✴✢✪✯✪✥✰✵✢
★✪✳✩✤✦✪★✹ ❃✪✵✦✼ ✲✧✰ ✰✲ ✽✤✢✱✾✲✿✪✳ ❀✲✱✸✪ ❁✲✳ ✵✱✱✤✰✤✲✥✵✢ ✤✥❁✲✳✯✵✰✤✲✥✹
✫ Wellness activities. This includes exercise
classes, cultural activities, dancing and
cooking classes.
If you think online dating is reserved for
young people seeking casual encounters,
then think again. The internet is a great
✸✬✮✷ ✭✹✱✯✰✹✷✭✬❄✮ ✮✯✿✭❅❀✭✬✭ ✳✰❂✴✾✱❃
that you tell a friend where you’ll be
and that you stay sober.
If you’d like to give online dating a try,
here are some tips to get you started.
✫ Use the right site. Sign up for one of
the big sites with lots of regular users
to increase your chances of meeting
someone. Alternatively, use
✵ ✮✳✭✱✾✵✴✾❁✭✺ ✮✾✷✭ ✷✯ ✸✹✺ ✵
Online dating requires patience. Your
perfect match is bound to be out there
looking for you too; it just may take
✮✯✿✭ ✷✾✿✭ ✷✯ ✸✹✺ ❀✾✿ ✯✬ ❀✭✬✼
person who shares your in-
terests or beliefs.
✫ Be honest. It can be temp-
✷✾✹✶ ✷✯ ✸❂ ✵❂✯✰✷ ✽✯✰✬ ✵✶✭❃
body type or education to
attract other people. Don’t
do it. You’re looking for
someone who likes you, not
a made up version of you.
✫ Stay safe. Most people you’ll
meet online are normal in-
dividuals looking for love.
❺❻ ❼❽❾❼❿➀➁➁❾➂ ❻➃➁❾❽➀❿ ➀❽❽➀➁➄❾➅❾➁➆➇ ➀❽❾
➆❽➀➁➇❻❾❽➀➈❿❾ ❻❽➉➅ ➉➁❾ ❻➃➁❾❽➀❿ ➊➉➅❾ ➆➉
➀➁➉➆➊❾❽➋ ➌➊❾ ➇❺➅❼❿❾ ➀➁➇➍❾❽ ❺➇ ➎❾➇➏ ➆➊❾➎ ➀❽❾➋
➐➁➂ ➆➊❾ ❼❽➉➑❾➇➇ ❺➇ ❾➀➇➎➋
➒➓➔➔ →➣↔↕➔➓➙➛
➜➝➙↕➞➓➔ ➒➟➓➠↕➔
➡➣➛➓➢➤ ➓➙➛ ➔↕➡ ➝➥ ➡➓➦↕ ➧➓➞↕
➣➨ ➡➟↕ ➛↕➡➓➩➔➥ ➨➣➞ ➢➣➝➫
However, there are a few bad eggs.
Protect yourself online by creating a
separate email address that doesn’t use
your full name. If you decide to meet
someone in person, make sure your
✬✭✮✯✰✬✱✭ ✲✯✬ ✳✭✯✳✴✭ ✯✲ ✵✴✴ ✵✶✭✮ ✷✯ ✸✹✺ ✴✯✻✭✼
In fact, more seniors than ever are success-
✲✰✴✴✽ ✸✹✺✾✹✶ ✱✯✿✳✵✹✾✯✹✮❀✾✳ ✯✹✴✾✹✭✼
①②③ ④⑤⑥④⑦⑤ ⑧①⑨⑤ ⑩⑤⑤② ①❶❷❸②❹
➾➚➪➶ ➚ change for the better ➹➘➴➷ ➬➮➘➱➷➴✃
➚❐❐❒➘❮❰❐ÏÐ➘Ñ➶ ➚Ò➚➮➴Ó➶❮➴Ð✃ ÔÕ❒➷ÖÏ➮ ❮Ï➮Ð➘❮➱
➚❮× Ð➶➮Ñ➘❰➶❒Ó➘❮×➶× Ð➴➚Ø ➘❮ ➚ Ù➚Ó➘❐Ú❒Ð➴Ú❐➶
❰ÖÓÓÏ❮➘➴ÚÛ
Ü➯ÝÞÞ ➭➯Þß àáâ ➾ãä➯ ã å➾ãæ➫ ➾áç➯Û
èéêëììíëéîèï
ðññòñóôõ öò÷òøù ú ûôüýþÿ ❶ þô ú ðö ✁✂✄ û ☎✆✝
✆✄➀ ✞✝ ó ✟ ✠ óþôôó ú ö ✡ þ øõô ☛ ☞✌ ✍✂➀✆✄
✫ Volunteer activities. Volunteering provi-
✜♥❧✐♥❡ ✢✣t✐♥❣ t✐♣s
✚♦r s❡♥✐♦rs ❧♦♦❦✐♥❣ ✚♦r ❧♦✈❡
like “he,” “she” and “they,” and instead repeat
the names of the people you’re talking about.
Doing this helps those with dementia bet-
ter follow the thread of the conversation.
ÔÕ ÒÓ
to use a computer, access the internet, send
an email, navigate a search engine and
more. Libraries often offer this resource.
➁➂➊➌
❿➀➁➂➃➄❿➅ ➆➇ ➐➏➣ ➈➉ ↔↕ ➃➊ ➙➛→ ➋ ➛➜➛
➓➏➔➏ ➝➛ ➓➏→ ➟➏ ➠➏➏→ ➓➏➎➞➛➐➏➜
➍➎➏➐ ➑➣ ➑➒➐
↔➑➐
➛➓
↔➝
➑→ ↔➝ ➢➍➤➣➎ ➞➏ ➏➐➑➒➐ ➑→➔↕➓➥➛↔➑↕→
➡➑
➑↕→ ➎➛ ↕➔ ➨➏ ↔➝➏ ➔↕ ➛➓ ➞➜➏ ↔➑➐ ➓➩ ➞➏
➛→ ➟➏ ↕→ ➓➣ ➞➑→➏
➑→ ↔➝➏ ➎ ➦ ➞➑➏ ➥➏ ➜ ➑→ ➓➑➐ ↔➝➏
➣➧➎
✻✾✹✶ ✺✾✲✸✱✰✴✷✽ ✯✬ ✾✮ ✰✹✵❂✴✭ ✷✯ ✱✯✿✳✬✭❀✭✹✺
➫➭➯ ➲➳➵➸➸
➺➵➻➼➽
✫ Computer classes. They teach individuals
Such agencies and organizations also serve
as a gateway to various resources available
use simple words and short sentences and be
direct. If initially the person doesn’t unders-
tand what you say, repeat the message using
the same wording. If he or she is still unable
to understand, wait a couple minutes then try
again, simplifying your phrasing if possible.
genuinely
incorporate speaking, listening, reading
and writing in English. Libraries often host
these programs.
◆ P✭✴✳ ❅✾✷❀ ✸✴✴✾✹✶ ✯✰✷ ✲✯✬✿✮
❘✯ ✸✹✺ ✵✹ ✵✶✭✹✱✽ ✳✬✯✻✾✺✾✹✶ ✮✭✷✷✴✭✿✭✹✷ ✮✭✬ -
and applications
vices in your region, visit the following web-
◆ Services for translating and interpreting site: cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/services.
documents
◆ P✭✴✳ ✸✹✺✾✹✶ ✵ ◗✯❂ ✯✬ ✭✺✰✱✵✷✾✯✹✵✴ ✷✬✵✾✹✾✹✶
◆ Information on housing and healthcare
pressions and touch (when appropriate) to
convey your emotions and your message.
When speaking, pay extra attention to your
tone of voice. Such considerations are es-
pecially important when the person is ha-
❳❩❬❭❩❪
❫❪❴❵❞❢
❥q①❭❥❩②
③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑤⑨⑩
❶⑦❷⑥❸❷⑥
❹❪❺❻❥❵❼②❽❸❷⑤⑦⑧❾
✫ English language training programs. They
des opportunities for engaging with the
community and making meaningful social
connections. Local volunteer centres can
be found online at volunteer.ca.
or organizations
❯♦✇ t♦ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝✣t❡
✇✐t❤ s♦♠❡♦♥❡ ✇❤♦ ❤✣s ✢❡♠❡♥t✐✣
Conversations tend to be challenging for ✫ State your message clearly. Speak slowly,
people with dementia, especially as the
condition progresses. This doesn’t mean,
however, that discussions aren’t energizing
and enjoyable for them. In fact, people with
dementia derive joy, comfort and stimula-
tion from conversations with friends and
family members. If someone close to you
has dementia, here are some tips for effecti-
vely communicating with them.
to Canadian immigrants. The following tends
to be particularly helpful to foreign-born
se niors struggling with social isolation:
➭➯➲ ➳➯➵➸➯ ➺➸➻➯➼➽➾➚ ➺➪➶➹➭➼➸➪➽
➘➴➷➬ ➮➸➻➪➼➱ ✃➼❐ ➴❒➘❮❰ÏÐ❮➴➷ÑÑ
❆✍✎✏✑
▼✒✓✔✕✖✗✒✘
❇❄❅❄❅❄ ❆❈❅❅❄❉❊❅ ❉✉❋●❅❍
P❛■❏❡❑ ▲■▼◆ ❛ ❖▼❡❛◗■❘❙ ❝❚❯ ❱❲ ▼❡❛ ❱❏ ❛ ▼❛❳❳ ❙❳❛❖❖ ❱❲ ◗■❳♦❨ ▼◆❡❖❡
❳■❙◆▼ ❛❘❑ ❧❚❲❲❢ ◗❚❲❩❘❖ ▼❱❯❯❡❑ ▲■▼◆ ❝❏■❖❯❢ ❝■❘❘❛◗❱❘ ❧❛♦❡❖ ❛❏❡
❖❚❏❡ ▼❱ ❑❡❳■❙◆▼ ❢❱❚❏ ▼❛❖▼❡ ❬❚❑❖❭
❪❫❴❵❜❞❪❜❫❣❤
➉➊➋➋❪❫❤⑤
✐❥❦♠♥♣ qr st✈✇①♣②
⑥ ⑨ ❸❡❏❢ ❏■❯❡ ❬❛❘❛❘❛❖❨ ❯❚❏➍❡❑
⑥ ⑦⑧⑨ ❝❚❯ ◗❡❳▼❡❑ ❬❚▼▼❡❏
⑥ ⑨⑧➄ ❝❚❯ ❖❚❙❛❏
❣③④④❪❫❴⑤
⑥ ⑦⑧⑨ ❝❚❯ ❖❚❙❛❏
⑥ ⑦ ❡❙❙❨ ❬❡❛▼❡❘
⑥ ⑦ ▼❡❛❖❯❱❱❘ ❬❛♦■❘❙ ❖❱❑❛
⑥ ⑦ ▼❛❬❳❡❖❯❱❱❘ ❝■❘❘❛◗❱❘
⑥ ➎ ❯■❘❝◆ ❱❲ ❖❛❳▼
⑥ ⑦ ▼❡❛❖❯❱❱❘ ❸❛❘■❳❳❛ ❡❿▼❏❛❝▼
⑥ ⑦➃⑦⑧❽ ❝❚❯❖ ❧❱❚❏
④❵❜④⑩❵⑩❣❪③❫
⑦❷ P❏❡◆❡❛▼ ❱❸❡❘ ▼❱ ⑨❹❺ ❻❼ ❛❘❑ ❳■❘❡ ❛ ◗❚❲❩❘ ▼❏❛❢ ▲■▼◆ ⑦❽ ❝❚❯❖❷
❽❷ ❾❘ ❛ ❖◗❛❳❳ ❬❱▲❳❨ ◗■❿ ▼◆❡ ❖❚❙❛❏ ❛❘❑ ❝■❘❘❛◗❱❘ ▼❱ ◗❛♦❡ ▼◆❡ ▼❱❯❯■❘❙❷
⑨❷ ❾❘ ❛ ❬■❙❙❡❏ ❬❱▲❳❨ ◗■❿ ▼◆❡ ❬❛❘❛❘❛❖❨ ❬❚▼▼❡❏❨ ❖❚❙❛❏❨ ❡❙❙❨ ❬❛♦■❘❙
❖❱❑❛❨ ❖❛❳▼ ❛❘❑ ❸❛❘■❳❳❛ ❡❿▼❏❛❝▼❷ ➂❡❿▼❨ ❛❑❑ ▼◆❡ ❧❱❚❏ ❛❘❑ ❑❡❳■❝❛➃
▼❡❳❢ ◗■❿ ▲■▼◆ ❛ ❖❯❛▼❚❳❛❷
➄❷ P❱❚❏ ◆❛❳❲ ❱❲ ▼◆❡ ❬❛▼▼❡❏ ■❘▼❱ ▼◆❡ ◗❚❲❩❘ ◗❱❚❳❑❖❨ ▼❛♦■❘❙ ❝❛❏❡
❘❱▼ ▼❱ ❱❸❡❏❩❳❳❨ ❛❘❑ ❖❯❏■❘♦❳❡ ◆❛❳❲ ❱❲ ▼◆❡ ❝■❘❘❛◗❱❘ ▼❱❯❯■❘❙
❱❘▼❱ ▼◆❡ ❬❛▼▼❡❏❷ ➅❘❝❡ ❑❱❘❡❨ ❛❑❑ ▼◆❡ ❏❡❖▼ ❱❲ ▼◆❡ ❬❛▼▼❡❏ ❛❘❑
▼❱❯❯■❘❙ ▼❱ ▼◆❡ ◗❱❚❳❑❖❷
❹❷ ➆❛♦❡ ❲❱❏ ⑨❺ ▼❱ ⑨❹ ◗■❘❚▼❡❖❷ ➇❱ ◗❛♦❡ ❖❚❏❡ ▼◆❡ ◗❚❲❩❘❖ ❛❏❡
❝❱❱♦❡❑ ▼◆❏❱❚❙◆❨ ■❘❖❡❏▼ ❛ ▼❱❱▼◆❯■❝♦ ■❘ ▼◆❡ ◗■❑❑❳❡❷ ➈❱❘▼■❘❚❡
❬❛♦■❘❙ ❚❘▼■❳ ▼◆❡ ▼❱❱▼◆❯■❝♦ ❝❱◗❡❖ ❱❚▼ ❝❳❡❛❘❷
✿❀❁ ❂❃❄❅ ❆❇❈❂ ❉❊❊ ●❀❍❁ ■❃❏❇❑▲❁❃ ▼❀◆❃❁▲❖❃ ❀❅❈❇❀P◗
❫❴❴❵ ❜ ❝❞❞❢❣❤✐❥❴❞ ❦❢❧
❴♠❣❴♥♥❴♣❥ ❞❴❧q❤❣❴
✡☛ ❉ ☞☞ ☛❨
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✁ ✂ ✄☎✆✝☎✞ ✝✞✟ ✆
❋❛✠✂ ✄☎✆✝☎✞ ✝✞✟ ✆
❈ ✂ ✄☎✆✝ ✟✝☎❖ ❖
✯✰ ✱✰✲✴✵✴✰✲✴✰✶ ✱✰✷✸✹✻✰✼✴ ✯✽✴✰✼✾
✁ ✁✂ ✄☎ ✆✝✞ ✟ ✠✡☛☞✌✍ ✝✎✏✑
✺✒✓✔✕✖✺✔✓✗✘✒
❚♦✙✙ ❋✚❡❡ ✛✜✢✣✣✜✤✢✤✜✛✥✤✦ ✧✧✧✳✚❡❡★✜✩✪✫✬✚❛✪✭❡✳✪❡✮
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