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November 8th, 2023
Halloween is horribly fun
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Cobwebs hung from walls while scary music filled the halls. Communities throughout Points West Living celebrated Halloween, including by wearing costumes, decorating pumpkins and welcoming young trick-or-treaters. There was ghoulish food consumed, games played, movies seen and Halloween poems read.
November 7th, 2023
Cuteness comes to Cold Lake
Points West Living Cold Lake
A reluctant donkey and an excited goat. These were just two of the visitors to Points West Living Cold Lake in late September 2023, along with a pony, chickens and puppies—a veritable petting zoo.
November 7th, 2023
Peace River celebrates a fantastic decade
Points West Living Peace River
Balloons, streamers, flowers and a whole lot of smiling people were on hand to celebrate Points West Living Peace River’s 10th anniversary on October 23, 2023.
November 3rd, 2023
Food is on the menu at conference
Points West Living All
Every day, residents at Points West Living communities enjoy tasty, nutritious, well-prepared meals. The raw ingredients themselves are, of course, essential elements. But another vital element that ensures the quality of each meal are the people in the kitchen who prepare them.
October 24th, 2023
Halloween creeps up at Athens Creek
Points West Living Penticton
To get in the spooky Halloween mood, residents at Points West Living Athens Creek in Penticton had a boooo-tiful evening of painting ghosts, moons and pumpkins.
October 23rd, 2023
Thank you to health care aides!
Points West Living Stettler
Health care aides are invaluable when it comes to helping Points West Living residents lead healthy and fulfilling lives. October 18 was Health Care Aide Day. To celebrate it, Points West Living Stettler, for example, posted a heart-filled bulletin board and offered these words: “Happy Health Care Aide Day to all our wonderful HCAs! Thank you for all you do for our residents and all your hard work! If you see an HCA around our building, please take a moment to recognize them!”
October 20th, 2023
60 years celebrated with flowers and butterflies in Moose Jaw
Points West Living Moose Jaw
Back in 1963, the Beatles recorded the song “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and the Rolling Stones headed out on their first-ever tour, as an opening act. At roughly the same time, a man and a woman named Hoss and Sue said “I do.”
October 20th, 2023
Santa’s elves come early to Wainwright
Points West Living Wainwright
Taking advantage of blue skies, a group of Santa’s elves—also known as the students of the Leadership 30 class at Wainwright High School—helped Points West Living Wainwright add a festive touch so it’s ready when Christmas comes.
October 18th, 2023
Belting it out in Red Deer
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So you think you can sing? Residents and employee care partners put their skills to the test during several rounds of karaoke at Points West Living Red Deer.
October 18th, 2023
Exciting—and spooky—yardwork in Vegreville
Points West Living Vegreville Heritage House
Preparations for Halloween came early this year at Points West Living Heritage House in Vegreville—along with piles of enthusiasm from one particular resident.
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November 21st, 2023
A small store has big impact in Red Deer
Points West Living Red Deer
Need toothpaste or craving ice cream? Now, residents at Points West Living Red Deer don’t need to run out when they’re low on supplies or to ask others to shop for them. Instead, they can pop by their very own resident-run store, A Little Bit of This & That.
