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Pleasant Meadow and Willows Estate celebrate Long Term Care Week, despite outbreaks Homes engaging residents and staff members in importance of recognizing week October 21, 2009 Despite outbreaks at Willows Estate and Pleasant Meadow Manor, the two OMNI Health Care-owned homes are carrying through with plans to celebrate the first-ever Long Term Care Week, which is running Oct. 19-25. Read full story >>

Burnbrae hosts leaving party for much-loved volunteer and chaplain Rev. David Shepherd retiring after 11 years of service October 21, 2009 For more than a decade Rev. David Shepherd has been the much-loved chaplain and a regular volunteer at Burnbrae Gardens, so to show their appreciation for his work residents and staff members hosted a leaving party Oct. 15 to honour Shepherd, who will is moving to Port Perry. Read full story >>

Risk mitigation and assisting recovery the main focuses of Family Physiotherapy's falls prevention program Program utilizing best practices to keep residents mobile and free of pain October 20, 2009 Mitigating falls and assisting people in falls recovery in long-term care homes are the major focuses of Family Physiotherapy Centre Inc.'s falls prevention program at the long-term care homes it services, including six OMNI Health Care-owned homes. Read full story >>

Lisa Mills becomes new LEC at Kentwood Park Continued community engagement to be a major focus of her position October 20, 2009 Lisa Mills, who has spent the past 19 years as a life enrichment aide at Kentwood Park, has been named the Prince Edward County long-term care home's new life enrichment co-ordinator (LEC). Read full story >>

Riverview staff member providing a gateway for residents to enjoy the arts Social outing to theatre provides residents with entertainment, fun and laughter October 19, 2009 To ensure residents are able to sit in the front row during plays held at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, Mary Lou Rayment makes sure to leave plenty of time to get to the event. Read full story >>

LHIN engagement to be strong focus for OMNI during next year McCarthy and Chartier characterize this as an opportunity to showcase the strong value for-profit providers bring to sector October 18, 2009 OMNI Health Care is enhancing its engagement with Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) throughout the next 12 months to help develop planning submissions and processes for the long-term care sector. Read full story >>

'It is people like Bill that make a real difference to residents' Men reaping benefits of social interaction with male volunteer October 16, 2009 What started out as an experimental program at Frost Manor in Lindsay, has grown into a life-enriching experience for the long-term care home's male residents. Read full story >>

	Country Terrace palliative-care team hosts open house Event used to launch Patch Adams philosophy for home's end-of-life care October 16, 2009 The palliative-care team at Country Terrace hosted an open house Oct. 6 in an effort to take a new approach to palliative care at the London-area long-term care home. Read full story >>

Emphasis on promotion from within makes OMNI a top employer: manager Sylvia Sanders knows first-hand the value this brings to organization October 15, 2009 OMNI Health Care's emphasis on promoting staff members from within the organization is one aspect that makes the long-term care provider an excellent employer, says Sylvia Sanders, the office manager and nursing administrative services manager (NASM) at Pleasant Meadow Manor. Read full story >>

Country Terrace LEC partners with community organization to help continue intergenerational programming Heather Whitfield brings program's value to community to help secure funding October 15, 2009 Country Terrace life enrichment co-ordinator (LEC) Heather Whitfield recently partnered with the program co-ordinator of the Ontario Early Years Centre Perth-Middlesex in an effort to help the organization continue to bring intergenerational programming to the London-area long-term care home. Read full story >>

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Homes engaging residents and staff members in importance of recognizing week

Rev. David Shepherd retiring after 11 years of service

Program utilizing best practices to keep residents mobile and free of pain

Continued community engagement to be a major focus of her position

Social outing to theatre provides residents with entertainment, fun and laughter

McCarthy and Chartier characterize this as an opportunity to showcase the strong value for-profit providers bring to sector

Men reaping benefits of social interaction with male volunteer

Event used to launch Patch Adams philosophy for home's end-of-life care

Sylvia Sanders knows first-hand the value this brings to organization

Heather Whitfield brings program's value to community to help secure funding