HNN Blog

By Barb Young   Imagine this.  As you read these words, a senior is sitting alone in a local hospital room, a room that has been their temporary home for the past eight months. Their real home is here in the northern Lanark Highlands. But they cannot return to it. Not because they need medical care, but because they need help with daily living: meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation to appointments, reminders to take medications, someone nearby if they need help, and, p

By Barb Young  In a recent meeting with our Advisory Committee, we focused on the HNN Strategic Plan and  ways to better align it with our Mission Statement. We discussed strategies to increase  participation in activities that raise awareness about the importance of social health in our  communities, as well as among those who can influence policy change. Social health is just as  important as physical and mental health, and the time is long overdue for the government to  re

By Barb Young   Music has a unique way of weaving into the fabric of our lives, often serving as the backdrop for our  most meaningful...

By Barb Young  (Joseph) Harold Flanagan was born on January 17, 1928, in an old, red brick farmhouse on a knoll just  north of...

By Barb Young  As a home-based assisted living provider for seniors for many years, I often witnessed firsthand the  importance of social...

by Barb Young The old saying ‘hard work pays off’ rang true in Middleville this past Sunday afternoon as HNN,  together with Harmony...

By Barb Young  The World Health Organization's definition of health, established in 1948, remains relevant today : "a   state of complete...

By Barb Young   As a founding member and President of the HNN, I would like to take this opportunity to personally reflect   on why our...

Lanark  — The Ontario government is investing in a new Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) Program in Lanark. “This is an exciting day...