Forest Heights Long-Term Care Home

Health care services include professional staff around the clock, ongoing health monitoring, medication administration, help with daily activities, and care from personal support workers and registered staff.

Physicians provide medical care in house, with Medical Director services twice weekly and as required. Pharmacy, physiotherapy, dietician and palliative care services are also listed.

Diagnostic supports such as bloodwork and x-ray access are available in house on a contracted basis.

Private, semi-private and basic rooms are offered, each furnished with a bed, nightstand and closet. Families are encouraged to decorate rooms with personal mementos, and rooms are air conditioned.

Rooms and common areas are cleaned daily, and personal laundry is picked up, cleaned and returned to residents' rooms daily.

Weekly in-house multi-denominational church services are provided by the local Ministerial Association, and a Spiritual Care Co-ordinator holds memorial services and spiritual counseling.

Three meals a day, snacks between meals and at bedtime, and special therapeutic diets are provided under the direction of a Nutritional Manager and a Registered Dietician. The home has a spacious dining room and holds special dinners.

Recreational programs include arts and crafts, bingo, in-house concerts and entertainment, exercise classes, singing, and group excursions and outdoor activities. Hairdressing and barber services and nail care services are also offered.

Volunteers provide music, friendly visits and pet therapy.