Welcome to
Forest Hill Forest Hill is a licensed
long-term care residence that has been built to the
Ministry of Health's new design standards. This
156 bed home with 64 wards (2 residents per room) and
92 private rooms is situated in downtown Kanata and
has an incredible view on all 5 floors. It is adjacent
to parkland and the front of the building overlooks
the Kanata Lakes Golf Course. The back provides a panoramic
forest view. We are located within minutes of a large
hospital and emergency services. Fire and police protection
close by provides an added feeling of security.
The main entrance is decorated with
a beautiful stone fireplace and features the Shakespeare
Pub. Forest Hill also provides residents with access
to an in-home hair salon, a woodworking shop, rehabilitation
centre with a hydrotherapy pool, a chapel and an education
room.
There are several spacious sitting rooms on all floors
for family entertaining. Each home area has 16 residents
with their own dining room offering a nearby living
room. On floors two through five, the living rooms
lead to a secured balcony. All meals are cooked
at the home in the main kitchen with home-style domestic
kitchens in the living area on each floor. On the
ground floor there are two secured living areas with
access to the outdoors. We have a state of the
art monitoring system which will help us to improve
the Quality of Living for our special needs residents.
Our two secured therapeutic gardens, with wandering
paths, will be used for private recreation where our
resident's, their families and friends can all benefit
from the therapeutic efffects that our gardens provide,
such as recreation, exercises, creativity and productivity.
Our gardens will help residents develop a sense of well-being,
provide an opportunity to get outside, socialize, and
share a common interest with new friends.
The programs that we have developed are resident focused
and staff friendly. There is a proactive Admission
Program, Behaviour Management Specialists, Behaviour
Management Committee, and an Advocacy Program, to name
a few. A family member and a resident will make
up a part of our committees. We have partnered
with one of the leading long-term care educational consulting
firms, FCS International for our in-home education programs.
News last
updated
June 4, 2009
Postcard swapping program taking off at Forest Hill Residents looking forward to hearing
from counterparts at other homes, says LEC Tuesday June 2, 2009
A pen-pal program that Forest Hill launched in early April
with another long-term care home in London, Ont., has
swelled to include 11 homes to date, and Craig Forrest
says he hopes to see the partnership continue to grow.
Full
Story
Five OMNI
homes move a step closer to implementation of RAI MDS
2.0 Homes get training in new funding
assessment Monday April 20, 2009 Five OMNI Health Care-owned long-term
care homes participated in a training session last week
to learn more about the Resident Assessment Instrument
Minimum Data Set (RAI MDS 2.0), the new funding model
Ontario long-term care homes are required to implement
by 2010, as part of a ministry mandate. Full
Story
OMNI jumps
on board staff fitness challenge Staff encouraged to engage in
30 minutes of physical activity a day
Wednesday March 18, 2009 Employees from across OMNI Health
Care are taking up the staff fitness challenge by engaging
in 30 minutes of physical activity a day. Full
Story
Forest Hill demonstrates
support for 2009 OLTCA postcard campaign LEC Craig Forrest says enhancing
long-term care could save province money
Wednesday February 25, 2009 Craig Forrest, the life enrichment
co-ordinator at Forest Hill, says staff and residents
at the Kanata long-term care home are showing their
support for the Ontario Long-Term Care Association's
2009 postcard campaign. Full
Story
Forest Hill’s new positions highlight of 2008 Resident services co-ordinator
and staff development co-ordinator streamline processes Monday January 5, 2009 Two new roles, resident services
co-ordinator and staff development co-ordinator, have
had the largest impact at Forest Hill during the 2008
year, according to administrator Sarah Ferguson-McLaren.
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Story
Networking opportunity enhances programming ideas for
LEC Wine and cheese and casino nights
highlight ideas brought forward at workshop Tuesday November 11, 2008 A workshop at the recent Activity
Professionals of Ontario (APO) conference has provided
Craig Forrest with ideas to enhance programming for
residents at Forest Hill. Topping the list of ideas
he would like to launch at the Kanata long-term care
home are wine-and-cheese parties and casino nights.
Full
Story
Forest Hill utilizes CQI through communication, democratic
processes Resident and family council provide
input on programs, staff participation Wednesday October 15, 2008
Constant communication combined with other democratic
processes is the method Forest Hill uses when employing
continuous quality improvement (CQI) in the home’s
life enrichment department. Full
Story
If you are
interested in becoming
a member of our family as a resident, an employee
or a volunteer please contact us!
