Friends

55+ Resources

Active Living

• ALCOA Manitoba (Active Living Coalition for Seniors)
• Age Friendly Manitoba Initiative
• Tips to Get Active
• Winnipeg in Motion

Advocacy

• Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat

Age Friendly Communities

• Age Friendly Manitoba
• On the Road to Age Friendly Communities

Arthritis

• The Arthritis Society:  http://www.arthritis.ca/
• Osteoarthritis

Bladder Control Problems

• Bladder control problems  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/med/incont-eng.php

Continuing Care & Caregiver Services

• Long Term Care Corner
• Ruperts’s Land Caregiver Services
• A Guide for the Caregiver (PDF)

Elder Abuse

• Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• Provincial Elder Abuse Strategy
• Seniors’ Abuse Supports & Resources
• What is Elder Abuse?
• WRHA – Elder Abuse: What We Can Do To Help
• Elder Abuse Guide (PDF)

Falls Prevention

• Preventing Falls in and around your home
• What to do after a fall
• You can prevent falls
• 12 steps to stair safety at home
• WRHA – Falls Prevention Awareness

Food Security

• Congregate Meal Programs
• Meals on Wheels Winnipeg
• WRHA – Congregate Meal Programs

General

• Profile of Manitoba Seniors (PDF)
• Seniors’ Guide (PDF)

Health Services

• Manitoba Health
• WRHA – Health Services Directory
• Questions to ask your Doctor or Pharmacist (PDF)

Housing

• Aging in Place – Housing Options for Older Manitobans
• Hospice and Palliative Care Manitoba
• Winnipeg Seniors’ Housing
• WRHA – Tenant Resource Program

Legal

• A Legal Information Guide for Seniors (PDF)

Medications

• Medication Information Line for Everyone
• Questions to ask your Doctor or Pharmacist (PDF)

Mens’ Programs

• Mensheds

Substances & Gambling

• Substance Use and Seniors – Partners Seeking Solutions with Seniors

Safety

• Safety for Seniors Fact Sheets (PDF)
• Emergency Information for Seniors (PDF)

Technology

• Seniors and Technology

Transportation

• Manitoba Road and Traveller Information
• Transportation Options Network for Seniors
• Winnipeg Transit
• The Older and Wiser Driver (PDF)

Volunteering

• Volunteer Manitoba