Health-care aide Lynn Powell and personal support worker Sarah Roote have 66 years of combined experience serving Springdale Country Manor residents. The two were among the team members honoured at an Aug. 31 ceremony hosted at the Peterborough County long-term care home to honour exceptional staff. Read more
Pictured above, some scenes from Streamway Villa’s recent outing to the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto.
Streamway Villa residents and staff members recently spent an afternoon marvelling at sharks, jellyfish and tropical fish at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in downtown Toronto, an experience everyone wants to repeat, says Christina Doughty. Read more
Willows Estate
For some women, sometimes a little retail therapy is in order. Such is the case for a group of female residents who live at Willows Estate. Read more
Riverview Manor’s suppliers and partners gathered for an open house event at the Peterborough long-term care home on Sept. 22. The event served as an opportunity to educate people on the services provided to residents and staff.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Riverview Manor hosted an open house Sept. 22 to connect the Peterborough long-term care home’s family members, staff, suppliers and organizational partners. Read more
Burnbrae Gardens
John Wickert took on two jobs at Burnbrae Gardens – nutritional care manager and environmental services manager – and excelled at both, says April Faux. Read more
During a Sept. 10 meeting between West Lake Terrace, its family council and Hospice Prince Edward, the husband of a resident of the Picton-area long-term care home was connected with a men’s support group to help him work through the challenges he has faced since his wife’s dementia diagnosis. Read more
Fresh, buttery corn-on-the-cob is a sure sign it’s still summer. Read more
Feel like taking a Coffee Break? If so, the Alzheimer Society of Canada is hosting its annual Coffee Break fundraiser tomorrow (Sept. 21) to help support people living with Alzheimer’s disease in communities nationwide. Read more
West Lake Terrace and Hospice Prince Edward formally launched a partnership Sept. 10 during a meeting leaders from the long-term care home and hospice had with West Lake Terrace’s family council. Read more
Burnbrae Gardens resident Jean Shaw is pictured here with her son, Mike, just before taking off on her first motorcycle ride on Sept. 15. Jean says riding on the back of a motorcycle is something she has always wanted to do.
Jean Shaw has proudly taken “go for a ride on the back of a motorcycle” off her bucket list. Read more