Since implementing the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) initiative in 2012, Streamway Villa has had many successes improving the quality of life for residents with responsive behaviours. Read more
Patricia Byatt, pictured in the bottom right-hand corner, is seen here with other volunteers from the Royal Canadian Legion during Riverview Manor’s June 14 volunteer appreciation barbecue.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – For the past 10 years, Patricia Byatt has fulfilled a unique but important volunteering role at long-term care homes throughout southeastern Ontario. Read more
Country Terrace LEA Rachael LeBlanc is seen here with her Everyday Hero Award. The award was presented to Rachael June 17 during a ceremony at the home.
Life enrichment aide Rachael LeBlanc always wanted to work with seniors, and her passion for working with Country Terrace’s residents shows in her work, says Christie Patterson, the Komoka long-term care home’s life enrichment co-ordinator. Read more
OMNI’s operations manager of nutrition and food service Chris Weber is seen here delivering his acceptance speech for the presidency of the Canadian Society of Nutritional Management (CSNM). Weber was elected during organization’s June 16 conference.
OMNI Health Care’s Chris Weber has been elected president of the Canadian Society of Nutritional Management (CSNM). Read more
Bessie Couchman began volunteering at Pleasant Meadow Manor a few years ago when a volunteer friend asked her to join her one day during a visit to the Norwood long-term care home. Read more
LINDSAY, Ont. – Frost Manor maintenance and environmental services manager Rick Riel recently demonstrated his resident focus when Marie Evanoff asked him to repair an earring. Read more
Frost Manor resident Dean Smith points to his bed, which maintenance manager Rick Riel recently fixed.
LINDSAY, Ont. – When Frost Manor resident Dean Smith had a mechanical issue with his bed, maintenance and environmental services manager Rick Riel was there to help – and wouldn’t leave until the issue was resolved. Read more
Nurse and motivational speaker Jayne Harvey is seen here giving a presentation on how mindfulness relates to quality in long-term care homes. Harvey was one of the guest speakers at OMNI’s 2017 Quality Forum.
CALABOGIE, Ont. – Working in a long-term care home often means working in a fast-paced environment with a heavy workload. But people cannot afford to be caught up in the fast pace and they need to be mindful of how actions affect others. Read more
Riverview Manor life enrichment aide Rosemary Roseborough cuts into volunteers’ “thank-you” cake during a June 14 barbecue at the Peterborough long-term care home.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Riverview Manor honoured its volunteers on June 14 with a barbecue to thank them for their service to the Peterborough long-term care home’s residents. Read more
Frost Manor resident Jean Gibb is seen here giving a kiss to a horse during a visit to a local farm, as Tanya Smith looks on. Tanya, who works in Frost Manor’s environmental services department, organized the trip to the farm, which is owned by her mother-in-law, Nancy DeGeer.
LINDSAY, Ont. – The day may have started off with pouring rain, but even that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 15 Frost Manor residents and staff members who paid a visit to Tanya Smith’s mother-in-law’s farm near Lindsay on June 13. Read more