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Home Hospice North Lanark offers new grief and bereavement support group beginning August 18

Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL) is inviting members of the community who are coping with the loss of a loved one to participate in a new 7-week Grief and...

Almonte Lawn Bowling Club “rolls for the cure”

July 20 was a lovely evening and the members of the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club came together for this year's Rolling for the Cure. The generosity and community spirit on...

Home Hospice and Naismith Men’s Shed Partnership

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Naismith Men’s Shed was looking for ways to stay connected while observing social distancing requirements. Home Hospice gave a Zoom presentation to...
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A New and Easier Way to Apply CPR

Reader Ted Legg sent this video and article to the Millstone. He indicated that the CPR method shown in the video has been approved...

TYPS reaches out to those considering suicide

Did you know………… ….as many as 8% of youth will attempt suicide. That’s 2 out of 25. * People thinking about suicide are in pain. They...

Lanark County Alzheimer Society presents learning series on options for care April 15 – 22, 2014

Critical incident stress management team supports paramedics

By Marly Kovacs Lanark County Paramedic Service is proud to be one of the few paramedic services leading the way in improving the mental health...

“Break the Silence” during Epilepsy Awareness Month

  Did you know that 42 Canadians will learn today that they have epilepsy? Or that 300,000 Canadian now live with this neurological disorder? It’s true,...

Travel tips to help keep your body from ‘March breaking’ down

 by Dr. Jennifer Fergusson, Chiropractor Heavy luggage, suitcases, daypacks and beach bags can all wreak havoc on our backs and necks when overloaded with weight....

Partners work together to serve the needs of our community

by Mary Wilson Trider At Almonte General Hospital we often talk about being part of and serving our community. We also talk about working with...

Royal Canadian Legion donation purchases cystoscope for AGH

The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies’ Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation have donated $7,100 to the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor (AGH/FVM) Foundation...

Recreation therapy plays a vital role at Fairview Manor

By Mary-Ellen Harris Restorative care is one of the most effective models and philosophies of care for preventing avoidable declines in long-term care residents. At Fairview...

The Hospice celebrates the $55,000 in donations received in its first full year of operation

In the first full year of operation of the Hospice,  the community has donated over $55,000. Donors include service clubs, churches, and interest groups,...

Use technology to achieve your health goals in 2014

  by Dr. Jennifer Fergusson, Chiropractor   We are almost one full month into our new years resolutions. If yours was to “be more active” or “get...

New clinic will help prepare patients for successful surgery

By Fran Cameron   Almonte General Hospital is launching a new clinic to ensure optimal surgical outcomes by providing assessment and education of surgical patients...

Dr. Asif Khan answers questions about depression in seniors

by Susan Hanna  Depression affects people of all ages. But a diagnosis of depression in seniors can be missed altogether because changes are often attributed...

2013 was another busy year for AGH, FVM and LCAS

By Mary Wilson Trider  Another year has flown by, as staff, physicians, midwives and volunteers have been busy providing safe, high-quality care to the patients...
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