Residents and staff members of Maplewood dance to the entertainment provided by Harvey & Friends.
The sound of voices singing Tom Jones’ Delilah trails out of the dining room at Maplewood. Read more
Mark Wilkins (second from left), a child and youth counsellor with Kinark Child and Family Services, is seen here with a group of students from Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School during a visit to Springdale Country Manor to prep the home’s gardens for planting.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A partnership between Springdale Country Manor and the Kinark Child and Family Services’ S.T.R.I.V.E. (Support Teenagers in Readiness for Independence, Vocation and Education) program is offering a unique way to help local high school students make a difference in their community. Read more
Pictured above, TASSS student Lincoln is seen here at work in one of the gardens at Springdale Country Manor.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – It’s a Friday morning and a group of students from Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School (TASSS) are busy prepping the gardens at Springdale Country Manor for a planting session in summer. Read more
Pictured above, resident Phillip Ash wanted to “wear” a python that was among many exotic animals that visited Burnbrae Gardens on May 19.
Dietary aide Janet McInroy was watching an OMNIway video story about Zoo To You recently visiting Streamway Villa when the idea came to her to bring the exotic animal handler to Burnbrae Gardens. Read more
As the cucumber plant is beginning to sprout, so are the possibilities for a gardening program at Maplewood. Read more
It was in the spring of 2016 when Rosebridge Manor life enrichment co-ordinator (LEC) Kathy Barr had a unique experience with the palliative care offered by her co-workers at the Jasper, Ont. long-term care home. Read more
Jim Gunsolus poses with Springdale Country Manor volunteer Julie Hume in front of the “wheelbarrow of wine” draw he won on May 18. The draw raised $935 for Springdale’s residents’ council.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Springdale Country Manor residents collected $935 for the home’s residents’ council on May 18 during the “wheelbarrow of wine” draw they organized. Read more
Carnations adorn the tables during a Mother’s Day social at Maplewood.
BRIGHTON, Ont. – Maplewood honoured thy mothers with a May 14 social event at the Brighton long-term care home. Read more
Streamway Villa resident Jean Ogden (left) and life enrichment aide Tracey Neville hold two picture frames Jean created in a program just before for Mother’s Day.
A new member of Streamway Villa’s life enrichment team came up with what could be called a “picture perfect” idea to help the Cobourg long-term care home’s residents celebrate Mother’s Day. Read more
Campbellford District High School student Sara Ferguson (right) is pictured here with Burnbrae Gardens resident Marlene Lintern. Sara has been coming to Burnbrae every Wednesday for the past month to help staff members and spend time with residents as part of a program.
A collaboration between Burnbrae Gardens and a local school is providing two students with important learning opportunities, while creating meaningful bonds with the Campbellford long-term care home’s residents. Read more