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24-hour, specifically trained, hand selected, and car-
ing staff. It exists, essentially, to provide tenants with
memory and cognitive impairment, holistic support
and round-the-clock supervision with their activities of
daily living – bathing, meals, housekeeping, medica-
tion reminders, and social and leisure activities.”
Devlin explains the assessment protocol for admis-
sion: “Initially, the applications for supportive housing
come from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s
(WRHA). The WRHA funds the staffing component of
the program with a particular purpose and need in
mind - frail older adults who require 24-hour, non-
medical support and supervision. The assessment
involves a number of steps, including a variety of
physical and medical tests by a physician and, in the
case of supportive housing, family input and support
for the application. These results are then collected
along with other important information, and used to
assist the WRHA with the task of determining each in-
dividual’s level of care, service, and housing needs. If
the assessment supports an application be made to
supportive housing, then the WRHA submits the ap-
plication to the program of choice. So, for example, if
our site is chosen, the WRHA will send the application
to our leasing office and our leasing coordinator will
review the application and contact the applicant, and
his or her family, to discuss our programs, services
and other variables and expectations in more detail.
Our goal, from the start, is to make sure that all new
tenants and their families are clear about what our
program provides, and what it doesn’t provide, by es-
tablishing good and open communication pathways,
and ultimately ensuring that expectations are clear
and can be met.”
Some of the main advantages of residing in the Resi-
dences include its lower rental costs in comparison to
other facilities in the area, as well as the solid rep-
utation of the Lions as a long-standing service Club
