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Cathy Hobbs is as humble as she is kind. Speaking from the laundry room at Carveth Care Centre where she has worked for the past three years, the friend woman smiles brightly at the news she is the Employee of the Month for January 2025. “I love it here,” says Cathy while the heat from the driers warms her back as she folds laundry. Looking happy at her task, she apologizes for not stopping her work while she talks. “I have a system,” she says with a smile, alluding to…

Because miracles happen every day, it is best when nurses don’t give up on anybody, especially themselves. Speaking from Helen Henderson Care Centre, a retirement lodge and long-term care home, Registered Nurse Andrea Schwartz admits she was ready to leave nursing until she found a job that reconnected her with the people in her care. “I love it,” says the 51-year-old mother of two about her role as charge nurse for the past year at the family owned and operated nursing home in Amherstview. “Coming here from the hospital was…

A homemade quilt for raffle at a local long-term care home is drawing attention for its beauty and detail. “My sister made the quilt,” says Carmel Conner, a resident of the home for the past two years. Sitting in one of the home’s bright activity rooms on a cool November day, Carmel says she asked her sister to make the quilt as a fundraiser for Carveth Care Centre, a family owned and operated retirement lodge and long-term care home in Gananoque. “This is the only place I wanted to live…

Rev. John Morrison isn’t your typical minister. Instead of speaking from the pulpit in the sanctuary of a church, he brings the Word of God to the community. “I enjoy it,” notes the 74-year-old from his home in Amherstview. “My ministry is working with the seniors of nursing homes. I have been at Helen Henderson Care Centre for more than one-year. I love working with seniors and visiting them.”

A health care worker at a long-term care home in Gananoque is finding satisfaction and happiness helping the people in her care. Speaking from Carveth Care Centre, a retirement lodge and long-term term care home on James Street in Gananoque, Hollie Brennan is grateful for her job as a Personal Support Worker (PSW). “I love it,” she says with smile when asked about her work. “I like the interaction and little visits with the residents. I loved the watermelon eating contest yesterday because I got to participate with the residents.…

A cook at Helen Henderson Care Centre in Amherstview is celebrating his first year in Canada with his first workplace award. Named Employee of the Month at the home for October 2024, Charlie Villafuerte smiles at the good news. “I really love working here. I have a good boss and great coworkers,” the friendly 28-year-old Kingston man says with a grin. Originally from the Philippines, Charlie and his wife arrived in Canada on Aug. 13, 2023. One month later, he started working as a cook at the popular home that…

Chelsea Welch loves living near the St. Lawrence River, a seaway that curves through the Thousand Islands that is perfect for her favourite pastime, boating. A young woman with a cheerful energy, Chelsea is the staff spotlight for September at Carveth Care Centre, a popular retirement lodge and long-term care home in Gananoque where she has worked as a Personal Support Worker (PSW) for more than seven years. Speaking from the home in early August 2024, Chelsea smiles when asked about her job providing frontline health care to 104 residents.…

Bryan Bateman is finding personal and professional happiness in his job as a nurse at a long-term care (LTC) home. “I like the sense of family, here,” he explains about his position at Helen Henderson Care Centre (HHCC) in Amherstview. “They treat me like a human being. I like the support. I also like the flexibility with scheduling and realistic expectations of managers. They work with what they have and make the best of it.” Known for his positive attitude, Bryan is the home’s Employee of the Month for September…