Edmonton Excitement for Retirees
I have a dilemma.
My 80 year old Italian ( Calabrese ) father in law who is widowed is getting very lonely. Depressed actually as he has been widowed for the last five years. Starting to hit the home made wine too much.
The root cause is there is no excitement or social activity in his life. In summer he enjoys growing his tomatoes in his greenhouse up there in West Edmonton.
But in winter he is totally cocooned in the house. Most of his best friends have kicked the bucket.
He is definitely not ready for a care center. Not yet. He still lives in his house.
All his older relatives of the Ital Canadian type do nothing but stay home.
When I was visiting Madrid Spain one year I noticed there was a huge social dancing event for the pensioners downtown Madrid every day. Latin dancing.
What does Edmonton have for venues for the retired. Besides Bingo halls.
He is so depressed he does not even want to come and visit a sporting goods store any more.
Maybe if he found a new lady in his life it would lite s firecracker. Who knows.
Are there any real social venues for the elderly in Edmonton to enjoy or does society just forget about them and ship them off to old age care centres.
We are all going to get there quite soon. Is it a problem in Canada due to lack of funds or other?
Any suggestions in Edmonton would be appreciated.
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