by WMSG Team | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Hamlets at Duncan, a brand-new, assisted-living, and complex-care senior community located in Duncan on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, was designed and built with the local history and community in mind. Architects and designers took advantage of the...
by WMSG Team | Apr 19, 2022 | Activities, Uncategorized
Assisted-living communities encourage socializing for several reasons. Socializing is good for your physical and mental health in subtle ways. In today’s blog we will take a brief look at how seniors benefit from socializing. Relief from isolation Any of us who move...
by WMSG Team | Feb 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Aside from all the COVID-19 protocols in place to help keep seniors safe from catching COVID, there are many other ways that senior communities keep seniors safe. In this blog article we will go over what some of these obvious and not-so-obvious methods are. Physical...
by The Hamlets at Duncan | Feb 4, 2022 | Activities, Uncategorized
Duncan, BC, is a beautiful, little town—technically, the smallest city in Canada—that is on the southern end of Vancouver Island, about half way between Nanaimo and Victoria. Duncan has a large indigenous influence because it is the traditional home to the Cowichan...
by The Hamlets at Duncan | Jan 7, 2022 | Activities, Uncategorized
If you are going to be visiting some senior friends or relatives, we have some tips for you during this holiday season. You will want to get the most out of your visits, and make your visits count. Be Safe First of all, the most important thing is to be safe. That...
by The Hamlets at Duncan | Nov 23, 2021 | Amenities, Uncategorized
Helping seniors adjust to long-term care communities can take time. However, there are two different prongs to this issue: how families and friends can help, and how staff at the community can help. We’re going to go over some of the major points briefly for you here....