Welcome to the Bowmont Seniors Assistance Association!
Seniors Helping Seniors
The Board of Directors welcomes you to the Bowmont Seniors Assistance Association. Over our Association’s 45 year history as a group of volunteers in the Bowness, Montgomery and Greenwood Village areas of Northwest Calgary, we have always been seniors helping seniors. The Board works diligently to help seniors by addressing issues of particular concern to them and assisting in creating community solutions so that they may live healthy, comfortable and dignified lives.
BSAA is prepared to advocate for seniors on issues that directly affect them. When warranted, we will be a voice for a particular cause, policy or recommendation. Frail and isolated seniors in the community often have multiple issues that put them at risk. These issues may include: Limited resources Social…
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Recent News
After many, many years of service with the BSAA, Mary Coulson has retired. In honour of dedicated service, we presented Mary with a plaque at the recent AGM - See photos below!
This excellent article in the Globe and Mail addresses the issues surrounding falling in the older adult population. Sandra Martin is author of A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices, which won the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction in 2017 and was a finalist for both…
Bowmont Seniors’ would like to recommend the upcoming webinar by brainXchange Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: past, present and future Event Date: Jan 14th, 2019 This presentation will broadly cover the spectrum of psychosocial research in dementia – past, present and future. Dr. Brodaty will summarise the evidence and…
The City of Calgary's Age-Friendly Calgary initiative has made a wonderful graphic with Essential phone numbers for seniors in Calgary. This will be available from Age-Friendly Calgary as a fridge magnet, but you can download the PDF and print it out for your easy reference. Click on the image on…