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Visitors
Are Always Welcome
St. Joseph’s Health Centre wants to welcome and encourage
visits from the family and friends of our residents. Community
visitors are welcome at any time between the hours of 6 a.m.
and 10 p.m.
• Our bedrooms have been designed to allow for privacy.
• Each neighbourhood has a living room which we hope you
will use to relax and visit with others. In the colder weather,
you can enjoy the gas fireplace.
• There are small sitting areas at the end of each neighbourhood
corridor where you can stop, chat and enjoy a hand-quilted mural
or glassed wall display.
• Each neighbourhood has a communal dining room; however,
residents can be seated at an individual table to enjoy a meal
or snack with family and friends.
• There are open air balconies which can be accessed on
the second, third, and fourth levels of the building.
• A Family Dining Room (located on Level One) is available
for special events such as birthdays or holiday celebrations.
This room is equipped with a kitchen and dining/living space,
a small area for coats, and a washroom. Meals may be brought
in or prepared on-site.
To book this room for a special occasion, please call ext. 4412.
• A family room (located on Level One) may be used for
private visits. This space can also accommodate out-of-town
guests or families who want to stay close to a loved one who
is ill or dying. The room is equipped with a couch that pulls
out into a double bed, and has an adjoining washroom with shower
facilities.
• There are areas which residents and their visitors may
enjoy using. They include:
Level One:
- the Residents’ Library
- the Tranquility Garden (with gazebo, the gazebo may be
booked for large gatherings through the Horticultural Therapist
in the Recreation Therapy Department)
- the Auditorium
Level Two:
- the front courtyard
- sitting areas within the Town Square (lobby)
- the Silver Maple Coffee and Gift Shop
- the Oasis Coffee Pub
- the Bowling Alley with air hockey table
- the Pool Table Room
For Family Members
The Exceptions
During an outbreak situation, the Health Centre may have to
restrict access or close the facility to visitors.
Please do not visit – if you yourself are ill.
Some of our residents are frail or elderly, have chronic health
conditions (such as diabetes) or take medications that make
them more susceptible to infections (such as steroids), they
are particularly vulnerable to contagious diseases. Not only
are they more likely to contract a “cold” or the “flu”,
but their symptoms are likely to be much more severe.
As guests enter and leave the building we request that they
use the hand gel at the entrance of the facility This is the
single most important way to prevent the transmission of viruses
and other germs.
Preventing infection takes on even more importance during “flu”
season – extending from late November until late March
or early April. Each fall, residents, staff and volunteers are
offered vaccination against influenza. Family and friends who
regularly visit our Centre are also encouraged to receive the
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Please
have guests use the hand gel at the entrace of the facility
upon entering and leaving.
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How
Family and Friends Can Help
Many people ask us how they can continue to support and provide
care for a family member or friend who has moved to our Centre.
Here are some suggestions for activities in which extended families
and friends can play an important role. You, the family member,
may:
• Help at meal time. Your company and assistance makes
it more likely that residents enjoy their meals and are adequately
nourished.
• Attend events and community outings that are organized
by the Recreation Therapy Program such as “pub nights”,
concerts, shopping trips or other special events. Recreation
Calendars are printed monthly and are readily available
• Assist with the horticulture program.
• Plan community outings for individual residents.
• Visit with a family pet (please ensure pets are vaccinated).
• Support and attend Neighbourhood Meetings and/or Residents’
Council Open Forums.
• Provide music. For example, do you play the piano, organ
or other musical instrument? Could you lead a sing-along?
• Prepare a display for the Memory Box located outside
each of our residents’ rooms.
• Assist your friend or family member to access other areas
and services within the building. Residents can receive a significant
emotional “boost” by getting their hair cut or styled
at the Hair Care Centre, sharing a cup of coffee or a snack
at the coffee shop or taking a stroll through the garden.
• Book the Family Room to share a meal or host a celebration.
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