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Volunteers play a very important role in our everyday lives, offering residents companionship and community involvement. Our Auxiliary hold fundraisers regularly to make sure every resident is remembered at Christmas and to help make wish lists for residents possible. They also purchase nursing equipment when requested. Our volunteers attend in-services on current topics such as Palliative Care, SAARS, HINI, and fire Evacuation so that they are more than just a daily events person. Responsibilities of the volunteers are set out in their orientation information handout. Volunteers are able to join…

Our Ministerial Association and Spiritual Advisors contribute to a multi-cultural and diverse spiritual group.  They help to ensure that you and your family members come to terms with important issues that you face as your family member settles into their new home.  Multi-denominational religious services are held where residents can come together as a group , yet also provide one-on-one care in the privacy of the residents room.  Our Spiritual advisers and Ministerial Association can offer exceptional insight to assist the care team in understanding and caring for your family…

The Residents Council meets regularly each month to ensure that the residents and families social, emotional and physical needs are met. All issues are taken seriously and resolved in a timely fashion by department heads or management.  Residents have the opportunity to speak to department heads about their ideas for  just about anything from food, activities, nursing care, housekeeping, etc. All issues are taken seriously and moved forward. This also gives residents the ability to plan menus. Every month residents get to design their own menu with their most favorite…

The Family Council is an organized, self led, self determining, democratic group of family and friends of our residents.  The Gibson Family has always valued and appreciated input from their Family Councils. In 2004 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care acknowledged the importance of the work of Family Councils by approving annual funding for the Provincial Family Council Program.  Our Council meets regularly to ensure that the residents and families social, emotional and physical needs are met. All issues are taken seriously and resolved in a timely fashion by…