Willows Estate family member buys staff dinner

Employees enjoy surprise pizza delivery for all shifts

A Willows Estate family member recently picked up the tab to have several pizzas delivered to the Aurora long-term care. Read more

Rosebridge Manor residents enjoy increased one-to-one time

Life enrichment staff offers individualized activities, FaceTime

Whether they’re listening to a short story, playing a card game or having a FaceTime visit with a loved one, Rosebridge Manor residents are enjoying an increase in individualized activities these days. Read more

VIDEO: Almonte Country Haven couple celebrate 73rd anniversary – and their reunion

Sunday, May 24 could not have been a more perfect day for Almonte Country Haven couple Mervyn and Emily Tripp. Read more

Local Tim Hortons thanks Frost Manor team with coffee and doughnuts

‘It is these acts of kindness and generosity that truly show how the City of Kawartha Lakes comes together to support one another’

Frost Manor team members are grateful for a recent act of kindness from a local Tim Hortons store in Lindsay to thank them for the hard work they’re putting forth during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Willows Estate management treats staff to lunch

Willows Estate nutritional care manager Gary Rose is pictured here working the grill at the Aurora, Ont. long-term care home.

‘This gesture was immensely appreciated by everyone,’ says LEA

The commitment of being a front-line worker during the global COVID-19 pandemic is not going unnoticed by management at OMNI Health Care’s Aurora long-term care home. Read more

‘Surprise drops’ have been much appreciated by Burnbrae Gardens team

Pictured above, Antonia’s Bistro in Campbellford recently delivered complimentary pizzas to show support for Burnbrae Gardens staff members.

From sending meals to sending kind messages, Campbellford LTC home is grateful for the community’s support during global pandemic

Since the global COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March, Burnbrae Gardens has been on the receiving end of a wave of community support – and those working at the Campbellford long-term care home are grateful. Read more

Support from local businesses and families has helped keep spirits high at Streamway Villa

‘I continue to be so thankful to live in a small town that continues to show community support in such dark times,’ says LEC

Life enrichment co-ordinator (LEC) Christina Doughty says she and her co-workers at Streamway Villa are thankful for the gifts and acts of kindness the Cobourg long-term care home has received in recent weeks from local businesses, the community and residents’ family members. Read more

LEA builds activity cart in her spare time

Lynanne Campbell makes ‘something, ordinary, extraordinary’

Life enrichment aide (LEA) Lynanne Campbell may not be at work but her mind is clearly on the residents of Maplewood. Read more

Team members tap into creativity to keep spirits high at Pleasant Meadow Manor

Pictured above, a photo collage from Crazy Hair Day at Pleasant Meadow Manor.

With safety protocols in effect during pandemic, staff members are thinking outside the box

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has meant strict protocols are in place to keep long-term care residents and staff members safe, but OMNI Health Care homes, such as Pleasant Meadow Manor, are still finding ways to keep spirits and morale high while adhering to important safety standards. Read more

Creative staff ensures Frost Manor residents enjoy Mother’s Day amid global pandemic

With restrictions and protocols in place to keep everyone safe at Frost Manor during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Mother’s Day was very different this year, but staff members were still able to give the moms living at the Lindsay long-term care home a special day to remember. Read more