Extendicare Beacon Hill Long-Term Care Home

The care team includes registered nurses, registered practical or licensed practical nurses, personal support workers or health care aides, physicians and social workers.

The home lists specialists in wound care, continence care, falls prevention, end-of-life care, chronic disease management and dementia care.

For end-of-life support, the team works with families on individualized care plans. Interdisciplinary team training supports clinical, spiritual and emotional palliative care for residents and their families.

The home works with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, dentists, podiatrists and beauticians to provide access to specialized therapies and services.

Residents may have a private or semi-private room. For semi-private rooms, the home matches roommates by gender and aims to pair people with compatible routines.

The semi-private rooms are large enough for couples who are eligible to move into the home through the Long-Term Care Access Centre. Rooms are furnished with a bed, closet or wardrobe, chair and bedside table; bedding, linens, housekeeping, maintenance and laundry are included.

Visitors are welcome seven days a week, with no set visiting hours. Visitors are asked to respect residents’ and roommates’ need for privacy and rest, as well as any safety or infection-control restrictions.

Residents who are able are encouraged to go shopping, spend holidays or special occasions with family, or visit favourite places. Residents must sign out when leaving the home.

The in-home dietary team prepares three meals a day for residents.

Activities include music to engage residents with dementia, worship services, exercise classes and reminiscing with a volunteer.

The home also lists an intergenerational program, Family Fun Day, holiday activities, community fundraising, a City Food Drive and Adopt-A-Family.

To help residents and families settle in, the home lists a primary-caregiver meeting, introductions to department heads, the Guardian Angel transition program, welcome baskets and welcome events.

Family involvement includes participation in an individualized resident care plan and the Residents Society, family function space, a social-worker-supported group lunch for family members, monthly newsletters and memorial services.