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 [...]

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.