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quality meals, therapeutic recreation, and palliative
care to its residents, whose current average age is 85
years old.
Since the average stay of a Park Manor resident is 3.5
years and getting shorter every year, end-of-life care
is a key component of the home’s services. Dreger
straightforwardly articulates the stark reality of work-
ing with an aged and infirm population, while also en-
capsulating Park Manor Care’s mission and the objec-
tive of its 170 full-time, part-time, and casual staff, as
well as its many volunteers, which includes over 140
individuals involved in various activities. Management
and staff work hard to create a safe and comfortable
environment for residents; “Our goal is to provide the
most compassionate, loving care to seniors at the end
of life.”
Park Manor Care operates in harmony with the philos-
ophy and goals of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
which advocates that physical, mental, social, and spir-
itual factors must be dealt with simultaneously. Thus,
in addition to its medical services, the home also pro-
vides spiritual care, counseling, and hosts weekly ser-
vices from many area churches. The amenities it of-
fers to its residents include a hair salon, podiatry care,
occupational and speech therapy, and regular visits
from other health care professionals. Park Manor also
provides education sessions for the family members
of its residents so they can learn how to better care for
their loved ones.
Park Manor Care is funded through the WRHA, and,
as such, its clients are assessed for long-term care
admission by WRHA Access centers. While potential
long-term care residents can choose any home, once
admitted, according to Social Services Director Julie
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Park Manor Personal Care Home
WHAT:
A personal care home serving 100 elderly
residents
WHERE:
The Transcona neighborhood of Win-
nipeg, Canada
WEBSITE
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