Van arrives just in time for town’s 100th anniversary summer celebrations
Friday, July 7, 2006
With rotation every two weeks of the OMNI van occurring between five homes – Village Green, Maplewood, Burnbrae Gardens, Kentwood and West Lake Terrace – LECs have to maximize its usage during the time they have.
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Retired
employee gave her ‘mind, body, soul’
to position
Thursday,
July 6, 2006
Looking to a poster of the OMNIway values
on her office wall, Mary Lynn Lester says
her former nutritional care and environmental
services manager epitomized them all.
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Chartier
chosen for Central East LHIN collaborative
Wednesday, July 5,
2006
Members of the Central East LHIN collaboratives
are being given an important opportunity to
speak on behalf of their communities, says
Candace Chartier, recently chosen to serve
on the Kawartha Lakes collaborative (Zone
Two) of the Central East LHIN.
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Supportive
measures ‘much more’ than just
another course
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Coming from a health care agency background,
the personal support worker didn’t get
to know clients well or establish the bonds
she’s forging now while working in long-term
care.
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Male
support worker makes the difference for military
man
Friday,
June 30, 2006
At first, staff incorrectly labeled the Garden
Terrace resident as aggressive.
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Residents
experiencing benefits of new supportive measures
department
Thursday,
June 29, 2006
While completing rounds, the health care worker
noticed a resident, widowed recently after
58 years of marriage, was weepy.
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‘My
approach to nursing has changed’
Wednesday, June 28,
2006
Melissa Gilbert has learned to trust her instincts
when it comes to supporting residents who
have dementia or Alzheimer disease.
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OMNI
DOCs, nurses to participate in wound care
teaching module
Tuesday,
June 27, 2006
OMNI is hoping to take its “Healthy
Living, Healthy Skin” wound care program
to the “next level” with a two-day
train the trainer workshop, says Candace Chartier,
project director.
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Forest
Hill residents send out positive messages
via helium filled balloons
Thursday,
July 6, 2006
“Value your
heritage.”
“Love your country.” “Dance
the night away.”“Plant a tree."
Forest Hill residents sent these and other
affirmations aloft in more than twenty helium-filled
balloons on Saturday, July 1 in celebration
of Canada Day.
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Train-the-trainer session provides nurse with personal growth opportunity
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Having been well-trained in the latest wound care management techniques, Kathy Shewel, CCC, knew that a two-day OMNI “train the trainer” course would help her become more comfortable in methods of passing on her considerable knowledge to other registered staff at Springdale.
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PSWs
play important role in 'Healthy Living, Healthy
Skin,' says Imamovic
Tuesday,
July 4, 2006
The administrator of Springdale calls the
work of PSWs the critical component in any
successful wound prevention program.
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Specialists
to begin supportive measures train-the-trainer
course
Friday, June 30, 2006
Training begins next week to equip supportive
measures specialists with the tools to educate
their colleagues about the dementia care approach
and reach OMNI’s goal of having all
of its employees trained by the end of 2007.
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E-learning
provides nursing staff with on-going wound
care knowledge
Thursday,
June 29, 2006
A new e-Learning tool developed by Smith and
Nephew affords nurses the chance to both build
their portfolio and offer long term care residents
top notch wound recovery services, says Deb
Kitchen, Director of Care at Woodland Villa.
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Annual
Blue Jay game trip a hit with residents
Wednesday, June 28,
2006
A sports fanatic, Chris Jones was in his element
June 15 when he took in a
Major League baseball game at the home of
the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Seniors,
schoolkids celebrate Native culture
Tuesday, June 27,
2006
Shading the seniors with umbrellas, area schoolchildren
gave a warm and respectful welcome to residents
of Pleasant Meadow Manor recently.
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