Person-Centered Care – Improving Outcomes

Person-Centered Care is a health care concept developed in both North America and Europe that makes the patient an equal partner with the healthcare professional in the decision-making process of their care. It places emphasis on the patient’s goals, capabilities, and their expectations. While Person-Centered Care is a growing trend…

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Reducing Risk Factors For Dementia

New research suggests that there are actions people can take to improve their health and reduced the likelihood of suffering from dementia. This is in stark contrast to the old thought that dementia was a matter of genetics. The new body of research comes just in time as the baby…

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Face Masks Reveal Hearing Loss

While it is a good idea to wear a face mask to help prevent the transmission of Covid 19, masks do make it harder to understand speech clearly even with normal hearing. Anyone with even a mild hearing loss is going to have a significantly more difficult time understanding speech.…

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Safe Services During COVID-19

Kerry, nearest to camera, Leslie on the left, Candice back and left, Rita to the right. On may 4th the Province of Manitoba began their program, Restoring Safe Services, to allow businesses to open up over several phases. Although The Polo Park Hearing Centre has previously been open as an…

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Minimizing Face Masks Impact on The Hearing Impaired

Candice and family. The controversy around the general public wearing masks has been resolved. Prior to April 6th, 2020 the Public Health Agency of Canada suggested masks may create transmission problems when fighting COVID-19. They now state that “…use of a non-medical mask or facial covering can be an additional…

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3 Famous Women That Overcame Hearing Loss

While International Women's day was March 8th, we thought we would celebrate three women's achievement while overcoming hearing loss. Jodie Foster Alicia Christian ‘Jodie’ Foster is a two-time Oscar winner often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation. While Foster admits that she’s not always great…

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