Warm-hearted nutritional care aide inspires others to strive for excellence
After 34 years at Rosebridge Manor, nutritional care aide Dianne Auger is still inspiring those around her with her warm heart and impeccable work ethic.
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Entries by Michelle Strutzenberger
Appreciating Jeff Bedley’s dependability, loyalty – and contagious smile
Jeff Bedley says he likes to smile and have fun at work – and then watch that energy spread. “If the staff see (you smiling and having fun), then they will do it as well and then it spreads through the home,” the Garden Terrace resident services co-ordinator tells The OMNIway.
OMNI team members know a good idea when they see one
The innovations introduced by team members at several OMNI Health Care homes this year have this in common: They came about because someone at the home recognized a good idea from somewhere else.
Everyday Hero awardee brings her heart to work
“My heart is in this home.” That’s how Evelyn Dos Santos describes her relationship with Garden Terrace, where she works as a housekeeping aide.
Residents council votes to put winning funds into a day of celebration
The Garden Terrace residents council voted to host a Family Fun Day with the funds the council received as a result of Garden Terrace winning an award in this year’s Better Seniors Care campaign.
Staff enthusiasm lights up Woodland Villa Fair
The annual Woodland Villa Fair had a bright energy this year as staff members enthusiastically participated and residents from three other long-term care homes joined the Aug. 17 festivities.
Manager Bonnie Duff’s upbeat outlook causes ‘outbreak’
When music starts playing at Almonte Country Haven, you can be sure that if Bonnie Duff is nearby, her feet will start twitching. Soon enough, she’ll up and ready to dance and looking for a dance partner in a resident or fellow staff member.
Almonte’s Everyday Hero: ‘That Scottish lady with the sense of humour’
Anastasia (known as Anna) Chapman has long been known as “that Scottish lady with the sense of humour.” Now she’s got a new title, “Everyday Hero.”
Bonnie Loney’s heart of gold deeply appreciated at Woodland Villa
While she was on vacation this summer, Bonnie Loney texted her colleague, Kim Lama, at Woodland Villa where they work. Loney, a personal support worker (PSW), was concerned about the health of one of the residents at the long-term care home.
The quiet strength of ‘Everyday Heroes’
The people who’ve been named “Everyday Heroes” by their OMNI Health Care colleagues all bring a quiet strength to their work every day.