Frost Manor
A generous donation from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lindsay is helping support music therapy programs at Frost Manor. Read more
Riverview Manor
Quite often, the greatest heroes are the quiet ones who lead by example, and Riverview Manor cook Tammy Delong is no exception. Read more
Burnbrae Gardens administrator/life enrichment co-ordinator April Faux (left) and dietary aide Janet McInroy (right) are seen here during the Campbellford long-term care home’s cotton-candy fundraiser on Nov. 9, 2016.
If Burnbrae Gardens residents or staff members need something, dietary aide Janet McInroy is always there to help, even if that means using up her personal time, say two of her colleagues, registered practical nurse Kim Jones and personal support worker Juanita Baird. Read more
Fleming College occupational therapy assistant/physiotherapy assistant students Peterann Gray (left) and Mina Tran (right) are pictured here with their instructor, Natasha Annette-Lawrence. Four Fleming students are participating in a seven-week placement at Riverview Manor.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Fleming College student Peterann Gray says she’s known for a long time she wanted to work in a health-care discipline, and since starting a placement at Riverview Manor she says she’s now eyeing long-term care as a career option. Read more
From left, Frost Manor administrator and director of care Doneath Stewart and family members Lisa Hughes and Pat Finney pose with the home’s new robotic cats.
Thanks to a generous donation from two family members, Frost Manor residents are enjoying the company of some new furry friends. Read more
Riverview Manor environmental services manager Crystal Post, dressed as the “quiz master,” poses in front of the home’s “hand tree” on Oct. 21, 2016 during Infection Control Week. Crystal recently received the home’s Inspired Leadership Award.
You can often find environmental services manager (ESM) Crystal Post demonstrating leadership in activities and events that help promote the spirit of Riverview Manor, her colleagues at the Peterborough long-term care home say. Read more
Christmas in Merrickville organizer Mark Scullino is seen here presenting a cheque for $300 to Rosebridge Manor resident Glenda Wagar. The Christmas in Merrickville committee chose to donate some of its fundraising proceeds to the home.
Rosebridge Manor team members are tipping their hats to the Christmas in Merrickville committee for donating $300 from its fundraising proceeds to the Jasper, Ont. long-term care home. Read more
Fleming College occupational therapy assistant/physiotherapy assistant students Peterann Gray (left) and Mina Tran (right) are pictured here with their instructor, Natasha Annette-Lawrence (centre). Four Fleming students are participating in a seven-week placement at Riverview Manor.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Four students from Fleming College’s occupational therapy assistant and physiotherapy assistant (OP/PT) program are gaining valuable hands-on experience working with Riverview Manor residents, their instructor tells The OMNIway. Read more
Mary Schulz, director of education for the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Alzheimer Society of Canada director of education Mary Schulz says long-term care homes are well-positioned to help end the stigma attached to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia because they are “communities within communities” that can engage others to debunk myths about the condition. Read more
Bird’s eye view of proposed development for the new Riverview Manor by G architects.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – OMNI Health Care and G architects hosted a public meeting Jan. 15 in Peterborough to share the proposed redevelopment plans for the new Riverview Manor which is slated to be built by December 2022. Read more