Dear Families, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and remarkable women in all of our lives. May we celebrate these special people today in a safe and thoughtful way.   With the increased positivity rate in the province and particularly within Winnipeg, we are asking anyone visiting the Home to do their part to follow the public health restrictions to decrease the risk within the Home and in the community.  While at the Home visiting as a designated family caregiver, we remind everyone to follow the protocols in place to keep everyone safe including only visiting [...]

Dear Families, Due to requests from families, we are pleased to inform you the visiting hours for indoor resident room visits for one designated family caregiver per day will be changing to: Mondays – 10:00 am to 6:30 pm Tuesdays – Sundays 10 am – 2:00 pm. The extended hours for designated family caregivers will be in effect beginning Monday April 19, 2021.  We have arranged housekeeping to sanitize the Home following these extended visiting hours as well.  As communicated previously, all designated family caregivers are expected to remain in the resident’s room for the visit to go directly to [...]

Dear Families, We are very sad to share the passing of another resident earlier this week who had recovered from the infectious period of COVID-19 in November 2020.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during these very difficult times.     Indoor resident room visits began on March 9, 2021 for one designated family caregiver per day from 10 am – 2 pm – Monday through Sunday. We are hopeful we will be able to extend the visitation hours for designated family caregivers into the evening for one day per week beginning next week.  We are arranging staff to [...]

Dear Families, We are very sorry to inform you we had a resident pass away earlier this week who had recovered from the infectious period of the COVID-19 virus in November.  This was reported to public health as required.  Our sincere condolences and prayers to the family during this difficult time.  Indoor resident room visits began on March 9, 2021 for one designated family caregiver per day from 10 am – 2 pm – Monday through Sunday. Designated family caregivers are those 2 individuals who have been previously identified in discussions with the Home.  As per provincial guidelines, each resident [...]

Dear Family Members, As Holy Week approaches and the Lenten Season is transitioning into the beautiful Season of Resurrection, we reflect on how Holy Family celebrates this sacred time. Over this last year of the pandemic, streaming Divine Liturgies happened every Sunday and Wednesday mornings on resident units. On February 11, 2021, World Day of the Sick, Holy Water was distributed and available to residents and staff. During Lent, the chapel has finally become available for small groups. Adhering to public health requirements, many happy residents experienced Stations of the Cross. The week before Holy Week, residents had the opportunity [...]

Dear Families, Indoor resident room visits began on March 9, 2021, for one designated family caregiver per day from 10 am – 2 pm – Monday through Sunday. Designated family caregivers are those 2 individuals who have been previously identified in discussions with the Home.  As per provincial guidelines, each resident will only be able to name two individuals with no exceptions. If you have questions about who has been identified as the two designated family caregivers, please contact your assigned social worker.  (Please note: changes to who has been identified as a designated family member can only occur every [...]

Dear Families, We are very happy to share that the COVID-19 outbreak at Holy Family Home has now been declared resolved as of March 8, 2021.  As shared previously on February 24, 2021, all precautions will continue to be in place in conjunction with the administration of the vaccine to residents and its availability for staff in the Home.  This means wearing of PPE (medical procedure masks, eye protection, etc.), physical distancing and frequent hand hygiene will all continue to be required.  With the resolution of the outbreak, we are also pleased to share there will be changes to visitation [...]