Over the last few weeks, many activities have taken place around Holy Family Home, including family council, liturgy and Christmas parties. It has been nice to see all the residents gathering with friends, family and staff members. The smiling faces have been a joy to see! During last week’s family council meetings, we shared information about some personnel changes within our resident care teams. We hope you will get to know these team members well as they help to support your loved one's care and communication within their unit. Click here for details.

The holiday season is upon us and I wanted to let you know that Holy Family Home continues to have different viruses circulating within the Home. We will continue to do our best to communicate this information on a regular basis. Signage is posted throughout the Home including the main entrance, elevators and on the units in outbreak when outbreaks occur. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the unit nurse or social workers if you have questions about outbreaks. Outbreaks on St. John's, St. Paul's and St. Luke's are resolved. Pre-outbreak measures are in place on Sacred Heart. [...]

Dear Families, Holy Family Home is pleased to announce that Divine Liturgy on Sundays will be returning on a monthly basis in the New Year. The Spiritual Care Department offers many weekly services from a variety of faith denominations; however, residents and families continue to stress the importance of going to church on Sunday. We are so pleased to be able to restart these services for them! There will be two Sunday services in December: Sunday December 3, Festival of Lights, 10:00 am with Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak and Macenko Choir Sunday December 24, Christmas Eve Service, 10:00 am with Fr. [...]

November 21, 2023 Today we declared a Respiratory Outbreak of COVID 19 on 1C St. Luke’s as per regional infection prevention and control and our medical director. We have 2 residents who have tested positive for COVID. Read more about measures that have been implemented. 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s unit remains in a scabies outbreak and outbreak measures remain in place. The remainder of our resident care units are outbreak free at this time, but as we head into the holiday season, please monitor yourselves for respiratory symptoms. If you are exhibiting any respiratory symptoms, please stay home until your [...]

The Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program provides eligible Manitobans with financial support up to $2,000 towards the purchase of hearing aids. To learn more and see if your loved ones qualify, visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/seniors/hearing_aid_program.html.

Dear families, On October 20, the 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s unit was declared an official scabies outbreak per our Medical Director Dr. T Babick and regional infection prevention and control. Outbreak measures have been initiated on the 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s unit and all residents will be treated to prevent the spread on the unit. For those who are not aware, Scabies is a skin infestation caused by a mite. It presents as an intense itching, widespread bumps and winding burrows a millimeter or two in length normally found between the fingers, and forearms. The itching is caused by irritation [...]

October 16, 2023 Dear families, We hope this letter finds you well. We wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an important update regarding the recent Covid-19 outbreak on 2C St. Mary's and St. Francis and 3A St. Anne’s units. We are pleased to inform you that, as of October 16th, the outbreak on 2C has been declared over by WRHA IP&C and our Medical Director, Dr. Terry Babick. We are grateful for their guidance and expertise throughout this challenging time. During the course of the outbreak, we had a total of 14 residents who tested positive as [...]

October 12, 2023 Dear families, We would like to bring to your attention that as of yesterday, a respiratory outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on 3A St. Anne's unit. 2C St. Mary's and St. Francis units remain in respiratory outbreak. Outbreak measures are in place to prevent the spread of the virus to other residents within the home. With regards to today's event, "Ukrainian Buds and Spuds," we kindly request your cooperation in adhering to the following measures: 3A St. Anne's unit: Residents and families are kindly asked to remain on the unit premises. Meals will be served in [...]

Dear Families, Election Day is quickly approaching and I just wanted to let everyone know about a few things: Election Day is October 3, 2023. The lecture room will be set up as the polling station at Holy Family Nursing Home 165 Aberdeen Ave., 8Am to 8PM. Election cards will be on the resident care units and pinned on each of the corkboards in the resident rooms. We are encouraging families to assist their loved ones to vote by escorting them to the main floor polling station. If families are not available to assist on Oct. 3, 2023, please let [...]

Re: Complimentary oral health screenings for residents in long-term care through the Home Dental Care Program Dear families: The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Community Oral Health (CCOH) is pleased to offer eligible individuals living in long-term care a complimentary oral health assessment through the Home Dental Care Program. Thanks to a generous donation from Green Shields Canada, CCOH will be able to expand access to oral health care for residents living in long-term care facilities. Oral health assessments will be performed by CCOH dentists and dental hygienists. The complimentary assessment may be available for new patients or existing patients [...]