OUR SERVICES
Daily Meals & Snacks
Three attractive and nutritious meals daily as well as afternoon and evening snacks.
Housekeeping
Weekly housekeeping, including vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, garbage removal
Laundry
Weekly laundry of bathroom towels and bed linens. Resident’s personal laundry done regularly.
Utilities
All utilities included except for telephone and Cable TV in resident rooms at extra cost.
Recreation
Regular organized social and recreational activities which reflect the diverse interests of residents.
Security
Security monitoring and an emergency call system located in each suite to ensure timely assistance.
Safe and Secure
Twenty four hour professional nursing care and supervision is provided.
Your monthly fee provides quality personalized care and services which allows residents to “age in place” thereby addressing their physical, social and safety needs.
The program design Birchview offers includes strategies from Eden Alternative and Gentle Care models of care to create a holistic and respectful approach to the elderly resident. Staff has also received training in DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way (DMMW).
The Eden Alternative uses a simple and logical approach. The created environment within the house will be vibrant and vigorous habitats to support people live meaningful lives. There will be opportunities offering variety and access to spontaneous life events to reduce boredom, isolation and loneliness, as well as an opportunity to interact with fish, cats or visiting pets.
The philosophy of Gentle Care is that every person with dementia is a unique and special human being. People with dementia need people, programs and physical space to be sensitive and supportive, instead of challenging their dementia-related dysfunction. Gentle care emphasizes arranging an environmental fit between the person with dementia and the designed physical space.
DementiAbility Methods (DMMW) focuses on creating environments that support the needs, interests, skills/strengths and abilities of individuals living with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment. A relationship/person-centred focus of care places emphasis on individuals and processes, rather than tasks, in an environment where organizations, staff, families and volunteers work as a team with the goal of enhancing function and enriching lives by engaging people in a world with meaning and purpose in a prepared environment.
Nursing Care
Professional Nursing Care and Supervision is provided 24 hours daily. During the course of each day there will be a nurse attending to medication administration, physician prescribed treatments and resident’s health care concerns.
In situations where our assessment determines the need for hospital admission / emergency admission the Nurse / Manager or their designate will call an ambulance.
Personal Care
Personal care services of bathing, dressing and grooming are provided by care aides who are available 24 hours daily.
Residents will be asked to have a dental examination once per year and an examination prior to admission at their cost. They will also need to have regularly scheduled optometrist and podiatrist examinations at their cost.
Supportive Care
Our commitment is to provide supportive and safe care in a comfortable home-like environment. The primary focus for care staff will be to encourage promotion of individual strengths and abilities as well as provide opportunities to establish connections with others. This approach ensures the delivery of flexible and responsive services that focus on client choice, independence and dignity.