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 [...]

Dear families, I wanted to share with everyone that regional infection prevention and control and our medical director did call off the COVID 19 outbreak on 4A St. Joseph’s Monday Sept. 11, 2023. I wish to thank the residents, family and staff for their dedication to preventing the spread of the virus, acting quickly and containing the virus on the unit. We had three residents test positive for COVID 19 on the 4A St. Joseph’s unit. We completed 10 full days of isolation following the last resident who exhibited symptoms. No newly symptomatic residents were identified after the 10 days [...]

Every fall the home starts asking families if they want their loved ones vaccinated for influenza, pneumococcal and COVID-19. So in the next few weeks we will be connecting with you, the family members to see if you wish to have your loved ones vaccinated.

The fall respiratory virus season is upon us already within Holy Family Home. We are asking all staff and family members to wear a medical mask when visiting on any outbreak unit or units that are potentially have viruses circulating or symptomatic residents or staff.