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Learn how Glenora Park Retirement Living in Edmonton, supports active living, focused on physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Your Journey
is unique, so
are your
interests

Active living means having a meaningful, engaged life with lots of purpose and plenty to do. We deliver on that promise by embracing a Dimensions of Wellness approach. It’s a commitment that balances these seven dimensions in a robust, active senior living program to deliver a truly holistic approach to life.

Your Unique Journey, so are you interests

Active living means having a meaningful, engaged life with lots of purpose and plenty to do. We deliver on that promise by embracing a Dimensions of Wellness approach. It’s a commitment that balances these seven dimensions in a robust, active senior living program to deliver a truly holistic approach to life.

The Freedom to
Choose How to
Spend Your Day

  • Physical participation that helps overall health and functional ability
  • Social connections to build personal relationships and community
  • Community Engagement that contributes unique talents in rewarding ways
  • Environmental respect for natural surroundings and resources
  • Emotional coping mechanisms that contribute positive feelings about life and self
  • Intellectual stimulation that promotes lifelong learning and stimulation of the mind
  • Spiritual beliefs and values that inspire meaning and understanding

The Freedom to Choose How to Spend Your Day

  • Physical participation that helps overall health and functional ability
  • Social connections to build personal relationships and community
  • Community Engagement that contributes unique talents in rewarding ways
  • Environmental respect for natural surroundings and resources
  • Emotional coping mechanisms that contribute positive feelings about life and self
  • Intellectual stimulation that promotes lifelong learning and stimulation of the mind
  • Spiritual beliefs and values that inspire meaning and understanding

Dimensions of Wellness

Each Dimension of Wellness provides an opportunity for every resident to be fulfilled in mind, body and spirit, here’s how:

Physical

Participation in activities that help maintain or improve overall health and functional ability.
Benefits: Increases independence; aids in activities of daily living (i.e., dressing, bathing, grooming); decreases muscle/bone loss and reduces stress; increases energy, strength, flexibility, balance; strengthens heart and lungs.

Community Engagement

Engaging in causes and activities that allow participants to maintain, improve and contribute their unique gifts, skills and talents in ways that are both meaningful and rewarding.
Benefits: Feeling of being a part of something bigger; ability to use skills to help community; identity; altruism; productive members of society; giving back; feeling useful.

Community Engagement

Engaging in causes and activities that allow participants to maintain, improve and contribute their unique gifts, skills and talents in ways that are both meaningful and rewarding.
Benefits: Feeling of being a part of something bigger; ability to use skills to help community; identity; altruism; productive members of society; giving back; feeling useful.

Environmental

Inspiring us to live and maintain an active way of life that is respectful of natural surroundings and resources.
Benefits: Interaction with nature; the feeling of being committed to a healthy planet and a part of something bigger; ability to use skills & knowledge to help community; protect and renew the environment; better overall health and well-being; appreciates the interconnectedness of nature and the individual; positive attitude and action toward the environment; sensory awareness; appreciation and protection of nature.

emotional

Managing and directing emotions to help cope with challenges and contribute to positive feelings about one’s life and sense of self.
Benefits: Managing/directing feelings; coping with challenges in safe environment; connection; self-expression; getting in touch; sharing; awareness and acceptance.

emotional

Managing and directing emotions to help cope with challenges and contribute to positive feelings about one’s life and sense of self.
Benefits: Managing/directing feelings; coping with challenges in safe environment; connection; self-expression; getting in touch; sharing; awareness and acceptance.

Intellectual

Engaging in intellectually stimulating activities that promote lifelong learning, the exploration of new ideas and stimulation of the mind.
Benefits: Addresses concentration, memory, processing, problem-solving, attention and decision – making.

Spiritual

Exploring beliefs and values that create personal peace and contribute to a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, and personal understanding.
Benefits: Peer support; resident engagement; empathy; belonging; connectedness; finding meaning and one’s purpose in life; appreciation; meaning.

Spiritual

Exploring beliefs and values that create personal peace and contribute to a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, and personal understanding.
Benefits: Peer support; resident engagement; empathy; belonging; connectedness; finding meaning and one’s purpose in life; appreciation; meaning.

Social

Connecting with others to build personal relationships and foster a stronger awareness of the larger community and our place within it.
Benefits: Meeting new friends; feelings of being a valued member of the community; knowing and being known; feeling of being at home; connection; enhanced relationships.

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