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A Community Paper sharing the stories of the largest not-for-profit continuing care organization in Atlantic Canada Fall 2018
Volume 01, Issue 02
September is Continuing Care Month Continuing Care Month is celebrated each year in September. The theme, Continuing Care: Your Home, Our Passion, reflects the aim of continuing care services to help people to live well in the place they can call home. It also reinforces the commitment and compassion of the many people who have chosen this caring field of employment. Continuing care programs and services help people to maximize their independence, promote their health and well-being, sustain or enhance their quality of life and support families to meet the ongoing care needs of their loved ones. The goal of the an-
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nual campaign is to recognize the contributions of the
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thousands of Nova Scotians who work in continuing care
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in a variety of practice settings across the province. These include nursing homes, home care organizations, residential care facilities and adult residential centres/regional rehabilitation centres. The campaign is also about profiling the advances being made in Nova Scotia’s continuing care sector to improve quality of life and quality of care for the Nova Scotians who rely on these important services. Please visit www. continuingcaremonth. ca to read a variety of stories highlighting this year’s campaign theme and other helpful and interesting information regarding the continuing care sector.
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