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Northwood Adult Day Program Meet Grant Kennedy, an Adult Day participant
Grant is a lively fellow who visits the Halifax Adult Day program three times a week and has now been attending for over a year. “I like coming, it gets me out of the house and keeps me social! It also allows my wife to have some time to herself,” he says. Grant has led an exciting life where he worked in the Navy as a trombone and double bass player in the band and later became a pilot with CBC. Music and socializing have always been important to Grant, it’s how he met his wife Penny, who was a singer in the CBC show SingAlong-Jubilee and he enjoyed playing music in local bands in Nova Scotia before his retirement. “I suppose you could say music has always been a major part of my life, it’s something I really enjoy,” Grant says. Grant is happily married to Penny and they reside in Halifax but enjoy taking advantage of the Adult Day Program here at Northwood.
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Paul Healy
Paul is one of the Northwood Adult Day Program staff and he works at the Halifax location. Paul grew up in Toronto and moved to Halifax about 25 years ago. Today he is married and has two grown children. He has been a CCA since 2009 and worked at Arborstone for 9 years before settling at the Northwood Adult Day in 2018. “My favourite part of working at the Adult Day Program is connecting with our clients on a variety of levels, through conversation, music and crafts and knowing how important the respite is for their caregivers!”
The Northwood Adult Day programs provide flexible individualized programming, socialization and companionship with supervision. We offer caregivers a day of respite with confidence and peace of mind. Northwood’s Adult Day program is for dependent adults over the age of 50 who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease or who may be physically frail. Age exceptions may be made for those suffering from early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, Pick’s Disease, Lewy Bodies, or vascular type Dementia). You can learn more about the Adult Day Program on our website northwood.care.
