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Life and death in a small townEnd of life experience at Pleasant Meadow ManorOctober 24, 2012When a resident of Pleasant Meadow Manor is facing end of life, there’s a good chance Shelley Vandenberg has known them and their family for quite some time, for such is the nature of things in the small town of Norwood where she grew up. Read full story >> |
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OMNI kitchens helping support family atmosphereDietary aides, NCAs and chefs building communities at their dinner tablesOctober 23, 2012Building a sense of family and community has always revolved around the dinner table, and OMNI’s dietary aides and nutritional care aides have been carrying on the tradition. Read full story >> |
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All night programming for people with dementia? It's happeningInnovative program showing successes, but home size an important factor to consider, says LECOctober 22, 2012A New York City long-term care home is ensuring people living with dementia that are awake at nights are having their needs met in a meaningful way, and the idea is one that could work well at larger long-term care residences closer to home, says one OMNI Health Care staff member. Read full story >> |
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Resident care and safety at Woodland is top priorityNon-replacement protocol aimed at eliminating need for layoffsOctober 19, 2012Woodland Villa management and OMNI Health Care say a temporary protocol brought in to address the nursing deficit at the Cornwall-area long-term care home will not affect resident care or safety. Read full story >> |
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Carstairs praises OMNI for palliative-care teamsFormer minister with special responsibility for palliative care says OMNI is 'doing the right thing'October 19, 2012PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Sharon Carstairs says the best thing long-term care homes can do to enhance palliative care is to have specially-trained teams of staff members who focus on end-of-life care. When told OMNI Health Care has such teams in its 17 long-term care residences, she didn’t mince words: “If they’re doing that, then they’re doing the right thing.” Read full story >> |
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Daughter happy as mom thrives in long-term care home'There's love here' at Maplewood, family member saysOctober 18, 2012BRIGHTON, Ont. - Sharon Osvald has attained the peace of mind that comes from knowing her mother is in loving hands. Read full story >> |
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Two new journeys of discoveryOMNIway launching new explorationsOctober 17, 2012Read full story >> |
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Celebration on high at annual Norwood FairPleasant Meadow Manor residents take part in annual traditionOctober 16, 2012Take vibrant red, yellow and orange leaves, add the smell of baked apples and turkey, toss in a parade and a few tens of thousands of people, and you've got the makings of a prime, small-town fall fair. Read full story >> |
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Surplus safety in long-term care'Life, living, stewardship, requires us to enter into the world of risk fully,' says expertOctober 15, 2012The role of the nursing home was once to nurse the ailments of the frail while keeping them safe at all costs; it was common, accepted practice to tie an elderly person to a chair to mitigate the risk of falls, for example. Read full story >> |
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Mind, body and spirit energized at Country TerraceChair zumba added to favourite September activitiesOctober 12, 2012Some new and familiar events at Country Terrace in September engaged residents and others in energizing fun and stimulation for the mind, body and spirit. Read full story >> |
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