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Continuing to strengthen organization to take on challenges will be key to OMNI's future: McCarthyEducation, research will be vehicles used to stay on top of changing trends, says CEONovember 24, 2009OMNI Health Care president and CEO Pat McCarthy says continuing to strengthen the organization to take on tasks required within an ever-evolving long-term care sector - particularly in areas of service integration - will be key to OMNI's future. Read full story >> |
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Riverview resident launches charity drive at homeInitiative is another chapter in Sharon Courts' life-long commitment to community involvementNovember 24, 2009PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Riverview Manor resident Sharon Courts last week started a year-round food drive at the Peterborough long-term care home, in an effort to help families in the community. Read full story >> |
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Motivated Country Terrace resident creating programs for othersIzzie Dafonseca has the heart of a helper, says LECNovember 23, 2009If there was ever a motivated self-starter, it's Izzie Dafonseca, a resident at Country Terrace. Read full story >> |
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Environmental services providing valuable one-to-one time to residentsTaking that few extra minutes can really make a difference, says Sharon EddyNovember 23, 2009Staff members working in environmental services offer valuable one-to-one time with residents - a major asset to residents, given the time constraints of front-line workers, says Sharon Eddy. Read full story >> |
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Restorative care, physiotherapy care helps Burnbrae resident make comeback100-year-old Coral Stollery walking again only a year after hip surgeryNovember 20, 2009Restorative care and physiotherapy has helped Coral Stollery walk again, only a year after the 100-year-old Burnbrae Gardens resident had hip surgery. Read full story >> |
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Little extra things make a big difference to residents, says nutritional-care workerDebbie Norman recounts how poached eggs would put a smile on one resident's faceNovember 20, 2009When you work in the kitchen at a long-term care home it's often the seemingly little things that make the biggest difference to residents, says Debbie Norman, who works in the nutritional-care department at Kentwood Park. Read full story >> |
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Kentwood staff member always serving residents - even when not at workCarolAnn Kerr can be counted on mending residents' clothes on her own timeNovember 19, 2009Residents at Kentwood Park can always count on CarolAnn Kerr when they need a pair of trousers hemmed or a button sewn back on to a shirt - even if that means the environmental services team member has to work on her own time. Read full story >> |
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Willows bazaar gets residents involved, raises money, advertises homeResident spirits really up that day, says Teddy MazzucaNovember 19, 2009Willows Estate's Nov. 14 fundraising bazaar was successful at engaging residents, branding the home in the community and raising more than $2,500 to benefit the Aurora long-term care home's residents' council, says life enrichment co-ordinator Teddy Mazzuca. Read full story >> |
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Ensuring mealtimes are enjoyable makes everyone happy: nutritional-care staff memberResidents leave dining room happy, staff members know they've made a differenceNovember 18, 2009Whether it's ensuring people are only served the meals they enjoy or getting early risers that all-important first cup of coffee to start their day, the nutritional-care department at Willows Estate is always there to make sure residents are happy - and this promotes an all-around good feeling at the home, says Dianne Reyes. Read full story >> |
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New NCM brings 29 years experience to Burnbrae GardensAnd well-rounded experience helps Shirley Runnalls empathize with co-workersNovember 18, 2009Having worked 29 years in kitchens at various long-term care homes has given Shirley Runnalls the experience she needs to be an effective nutritional-care manager at Burnbrae Gardens, she says. Read full story >> |
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