The Long Term Care Program of Western Regional Integrated Health Authority provides direct and indirect services that are aimed at meeting the diverse needs of residents/clients. The program strongly supports community/home living for as long as possible with the resources of Western Regional Integrated Health Authority. The Long Term Care Program provides comprehensive and holistic care, while enhancing quality of life, taking into consideration the uniqueness of each individual and the available resources.
To enhance the quality of life for individuals who require institutional-based long term care services.
The management and staff, who provide services to residents and clients of our Long Term Care Program, believe in and support the value statements of the Western Regional Integrated Health Authority. From these value statements, we have further defined our philosophy of long term care, which is designed to foster the best possible quality of life for individuals through a social model of care.
We believe that:
Service provision includes around-the-clock nursing care. Licensed Practical Nurses and Personal Care Attendants provide day-to-day care under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Other services include: medical, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech language pathology, recreation therapy, pharmacy, volunteer, outreach, hairdressing, barbering, nutrition, housekeeping, laundry, accounting, and pastoral care. Where services are not located on site, referrals are made for the resident to access services based on assessed need.
The long term care program provides six major areas of service:
Visitors are welcome at any time; however, the early morning hours are used for personal care such as washing and bathing. Visitors must observe all fire, smoking, and alcohol regulations. The nurse-in-charge should be informed whenever the resident leaves the unit with a visitor for whatever reason. In keeping with Infection Control policies, visitors with cold and flu-like symptoms are asked not to visit the home to help decrease spreading of illness.
The facility does not assume responsibility for money and valuables which residents keep in possession. However, in the event that an item is missing, notify the nurse-in-charge and staff will conduct a reasonable search. It is strongly recommended that residents not keep valuables in their rooms and only a minimal amount of money should be kept on a resident at any given time.
Appliances such as TV’s, radios, shavers, and hair dryers may be brought to the facility but must be CSA approved. An electrical check is required by maintenance staff before use.
Transfers within the facility or to another site (e.g. within Corner Brook Long Term Care sites) may be required because of incompatibility with roommate, changes in level of care, or the need to accommodate emergency situations. The facility reserves the right to make necessary room changes but will make every effort to keep changes to a minimum and to notify families prior to the transfer. Prior to any change, every reasonable attempt will be made to notify the family.
Residents may go out for a daily outing or an extended visit with family and are encouraged to attend family functions whenever possible. If residents wish to take a temporary leave of absence from the facility, the nursing staff must be notified in advance, and the expected time of return must be given. The board and lodging rate remains the same during absence from the Home.
Western Health supports the direction of the Department of Health and Community Services with Its recently released Healthy Aging Famework. To read more about this, please click the link below.
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/hlthaging/healthyaging.htm