Pictured above, scenes from the Valentine’s Day celebrations at Rosebridge Manor and Frost Manor.
From “Cupid” handing out flowers and stuffed animals to pureed chocolate cheesecake piped into “tulips,” Rosebridge Manor made Valentine’s Day an affair to remember. Read more
United: Mary Elliott (left) and Hazel Savary (right) have been close friends for nearly 76 years. Today, they are both living at Pleasant Meadow Manor.
NORWOOD, Ont. – Hazel Savary and Mary Elliott remember the day they met – May 22, 1942. On that day, the two were in the maternity ward at Toronto East General Hospital, their beds next to each other. Read more
Village Green
SELBY, Ont. – If there’s one thing Jane Hughes says she’s learned after 26 ½ years of working at Village Green it’s that the mainstream media does not do enough “feel-good stories” about long-term care. Read more
Mary Esterbrook, pictured above, has been serving Village Green residents for 38 years.
Mary Esterbrook says one of the reasons she has remained a Village Green team member for 38 years is because working at the Selby, Ont., long-term care home is like working for family – literally. Read more
“Excited” is not the first adjective that naturally comes to mind to describe the accreditation process. Read more
Springdale Country Manor organized a lunchtime chili sale Feb. 15 to support missionary work LEA Trish Mills (pictured far right) is undertaking in Belize. Trish and her husband will be joining Andy and Maureen Harjula (pictured at left). The fundraiser was organized by Springdale life enrichment co-ordinator Sonia Murney (pictured second from right).
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Trish Mills’ colleagues at Springdale Country Manor rallied to her side Feb. 15 when they hosted a chili sale to help support a two-week mission in Belize she and her husband are undertaking. Read more
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Depression and anxiety are conditions that can lead to responsive behaviours in long-term care residents. A social worker who has joined Riverview Manor’s Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) team is trying to learn more about the impact of these conditions in order to prevent agitation and enhance quality of life. Read more
With a little TLC and creativity, Willows Estate made Valentine’s Day a sweet occasion for its residents. Read more
A lunch program at Forest Hill started with a simple request in 2016. Some of the Ottawa-area long-term care home’s residents were craving club sandwiches and asked for them to be available on the lunch menu. Read more
Wildwood Care Centre
Moving his wife of 57 years into a long-term care home was a difficult decision for Chuck Armstrong, who says he felt guilt and anxiety about the situation. Eight months after Chuck’s wife moved into Wildwood Care Centre, however, Chuck says the home’s staff members and management have put his concerns to rest. Read more