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January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – an important opportunity to highlight the impacts of a disease that takes an enormous toll on thousands of Canadians and their families.

A year-and-a-half since we launched our Improving Care Plan, we continue to take action to enhance the quality of the care our residents receive. It’s time to look back and reflect on what we have accomplished together this year.

This past fall, in partnership with The Ottawa Hospital, our Transitional care unit (TCU) at Extendicare West End Villa in Ottawa doubled in size to care for up to 95 patients as they transition from extended stays in the hospital to an Extendicare setting that better meets their complex care needs

Congratulations to our latest Care Champions. Through our national program, we continue to recognize our team members across Canada who go above and beyond every day for those we serve.

Today marks #HealthCareAide Day in Alberta and Manitoba. We recognize the many dedicated Health Care Aides who provide essential daily care for our residents in our long-term care homes and patients in our ParaMed communities, every day.

Today, we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

This summer, following our decades-long history of investing in education for our teams, we’re excited to launch a new, annual Nursing Scholarship Program for Extendicare

Through our national Care Champion program, we continue to recognize team members across Canada who go above and beyond every day for the people we serve.

Extendicare continues to advance our commitment to redevelop every older long-term care home in our network. Our teams are working hard on the redevelopment of our older homes and the construction of new LTC homes in Ontario.

Congratulations to our latest Care Champions. Through our national program, we continue to recognize our team members across Canada who go above and beyond every day for those we serve.