Comfort, Care and Countryside

Are you or a loved one looking for a clean, safe and secure home? A place where seniors’ dignity is respected in an environment that promotes independence, friendship and comfort? At the Wales Home, you will find all of this and more: A welcoming atmosphere and professional care provided by attentive people, all in an incredibly beautiful natural setting.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE WALES HOME’S THERAPEUTIC GARDEN - Quebec Winner!

CLEVELAND, Quebec (January 25^th, 2011) - The Résidence Wales Home has been chosen as one of the prestigious winners in the Aviva Insurance Community Fund. The construction of The Wales Home Alzheimer’s therapeutic garden will soon be underway!

For months now, The Résidence Wales Home, a private, not for profit organization which provides quality care to senior citizens, has been actively competing in the Aviva Insurance Community Fund competition. This Canada-wide competition provides one million dollars in funding for projects which have a fundamental impact on the community at large. Yesterday morning, the Wales Home received the much anticipated phone call from the panel of AVIVA Community Fund judges, announcing the Wales Home as one of their winners. AVIVA officially announced its finalists on CTV News, Canada AM this morning at 8 AM. The Résidence Wales Home is proud to announce that their project was selected as a winner among an initial 1724 projects!

Today, half a million Canadians suffer from Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, and these statistics are ever-increasing. The Aviva Community Fund will subsidize the Résidence Wales Home $97 000.00 towards the creation of a therapeutic garden which will support the needs of Alzheimer’s patients, its care providers, family members and friends, with a Milieu de Vie environment. The Aviva Community Fund will provide those who are touched by this disease in our community with a manageable way of coping and provide an appreciation that life does not stop with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The Wales Home wishes to have the Federal Government recognize its Therapeutic Garden as a Best Practice.

Once the initial cost of launching this garden has been achieved, the cost of maintenance will be minimal and will have a huge impact on the quality of life for those suffering from Alzheimer’s, as well as a place where family and community friends can join together to support and care for these clients. On behalf of the Executive Committee, employees and residents, I would like to personally express our sincere heartfelt THANK YOU for those who supported our project throughout the competition and who believe in our mission! We wish to congratulate all other finalists.

Contact:

Brendalee Piironen, Executive Director bpiironen@waleshome.ca

(819) 826-3266 ext 247

Project URL: http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf5728

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE COOKBOOK OF THE WALES HOME

All the recipes contained in this book come from The Wales Home kitchen, and were chosen by the employees as being their favorites. This book reaches far beyond its culinary attributes. It was a labor of love which we hope warms both your stomach and your heart. All profits from the sale of this book go to The Wales Home Foundation.” Each book contains 23 bilingual recipes and magnificent color photos of the Wales Home. On sale at The Wales Home for $20 or delivered by mail for only $30. To order a book, please e-mail Rebecca Taylor at rtaylor@waleshome.ca

WALES NEWSLETTER		Annual Financial Campaign


Upcoming Renovations Founded in 1921, The Résidence Wales Home is a private, not for profit organization, which provides a continuum of care for up to 200 seniors who range from being completely independent to those requiring long-term care (CHSLD). One of our unique features is offering multiple levels of care and medical services under the same roof. This aspect provides seniors with a security of not having to shop elsewhere for increased healthcare should their present level of autonomy decrease. Convalescence and respite care are also available for those requiring medium, heavy and palliative care. The Résidence Wales Home offers a diversity of health services such as: in-house doctors, registered nurses, registered nursing assistants, caregivers, physical rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapist, social intervener, and a nutritionist. Services from private professionals are also offered in-house, such as: Dentist, Denturologist, Audiologist and foot specialist. The Résidence Wales Home is committed to respecting the dignity of all seniors by providing them with a clean, safe and homelike environment which promotes independence, friendship and comfort for its residents and provides a welcoming atmosphere for their friends and families. We accomplish our mission with a valuable team of skilled employees, volunteers, other health care providers and community partners. Recently, The Résidence Wales Home appointed Mr. Michel Jubinville (architect) to reconstruct our long term care units (CHSLD). Currently, one of our long term care units, formally occupied by bachelors, is vacant. The vacant unit will be internally demolished and re-built including; 9 private rooms, 7 semi-private rooms (rooms will be joined by spacious bathrooms), new windows, proper ventilation, new heating system, new plumbing, air-conditioning, modernized whirlpool room, spacious dining area, living room etc. The new unit will be converted for seniors suffering from beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. A secured garden area will be accessible off the dining room allowing residents to go outside independently. Once complete, residents suffering from dementia will be transferred to the modernized unit. The same demolition and re-construction will take place on two of our three other long term care units; once complete, these units will provide specialized care for residents in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and those requiring heavy care. The third long term care unit will also undergo a renovation including; enlarging bathroom doors, new windows, new flooring and a new nursing station. The estimated time of construction is six months. Currently our long term care units (CHSLD) can accommodate up to 75 seniors; our renovations will increase our occupancy for up to 85 residents requiring specialized care. Our transformation will not only improve the quality of lives for seniors requiring heavier care, but it will also improve working conditions for our employees. With our achievement of Accreditation, the Wales Home strives to be seen differently. We encourage partners of the health care network to recognize the high quality institution that we are and the objectives we aim to achieve. We request our surrounding healthcare communities to be aware of our professionalism, high standards and milieu de vie work ethics. The Wales Home is confident in the transformation these changes will bring forth and is proud to continue to provide a home of comfort, care and countryside.		WALES HOME ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2010/2011 The ninety-first annual report of The Residence Wales Home for the year ended March 31^st, 2010 has just been published. I am overwhelmed by feelings of extreme gratitude as I clearly see that a strong foundation is being laid for a very solid and vibrant seniors' facility. The pillars that provide support to sustain such an institution as the "Wales" are 1) Devoted employees 2) Focused Executive Management 3) A caring community I see all three of these having gained strength and prominence during the past year and I know that with all the possible energy and enthusiasm - We're going full steam ahead!!! A strong financial balance sheet (money in the bank) cannot be achieved without the three pillars providing a well balanced support system and the annual fund raising campaign injects more than just dollars into the Foundation's treasury. I assure you that a successful campaign builds employee pride, executive excellence, and community 'participaction'. This year I am aiming higher still, to enable the Wales Home to plough ahead in its quest to continuously improve its offerings to the elderly. The goal is "Half-a-Million" and I am confident you, the "Friends of Wales" will help me get there. Again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, and to invite you to visit the "Wales" to witness the workings of this very unique institution. Sincerely, Nils Bodtker Campaign Chairman Wales Home Foundation Mr Ralph Farley President Wales Home Foundation Please join us on October 7th 2010, at 7:00 PM in the living room of the Wales Home for a wine and cheese to kick off our biggest financial campaign yet!!!!