Groups

Group On: Why it's important for LTC to be joiners
June 22, 2015Group memberships improve self-esteem, say Canadian Institute for Advanced Research fellows, who were specifically looking at school children, the homeless and the elderly. The caveat is that the groups have to contribute to the sense of who they were and their social identity.

A social cure for some long-term care ills
December 12, 2012Finally. Firm scientific research that drinking in groups is better than drinking alone. Wait, it's not what you think. We're talking seniors. We're talking social. We're talking ... water.