Business View Magazine - September 2015

120 Business View - September 2015 Business View - September 2015 121 an Outreach Program that provides support and assis- tance to other facilities throughout the Central Region- al Health Authority and beyond. The Home’s BTU has been recognized as a Best Practice by Accreditation Canada for having met nationally-developed organiza- tional and care standards. Like all personal care homes in the province, Salem Home’s basic capital funding comes from the Provin- cial Department of Manitoba Health, as well as from a small per diem paid by the residents, based on their income. Additional funds are raised by the Sa- lem Foundation, a charitable organization founded by ten Anabaptist Churches of Winkler, Manitoba, which is involved in numerous projects that make a signifi- cant difference in the lives of the Home’s residents. To date, the Foundation had brought in close to $5 mil- lion. Over the years, these contributions have provid- ed: the implementation of electronic health records; the purchase of properties with Salem Home for future development; blanket warming units for each of the Home’s five “neighborhoods;” permanent ceiling lifts for resident suites; staff training in QUIS-EH-O for en- hanced resident care; construction of multi-purpose room; and duet bicycles for residents. Salem Home also has a dedicated group of about 200 volunteers who spend time with residents, as well as local church and community groups that provide hundreds of programs to the Home’s residents, every year. The Home also provides practicum experience to a number of area educational programs - Assiniboine College Practical Nursing Program, Brandon Univer- sity Psychiatric Nursing Program, and Red River Com- munity College Resident Care Attendant Program. In addition, it teaches its own Resident Care Attendant course which gives students the opportunity to work while studying. Salem Home’s long waiting list, which far out-strips any of the other regional facilities, is a testament to its high level of care and attention to its residents’ needs. Jake Wiebe sums up the Home’s guiding philosophy: “We stress to our staff that we are working in the resi- dents’ home, rather than the residents are living in our facility, and there’s a huge difference between those two. When you work in someone’s home, their needs, their concerns are a priority.” And that attitude is what makes Salem Home one of the most forward-thinking and innovative, personal care homes in the region. PREFERRED VENDORS Frostbite Mechanical – www.frostbitemechanical.ca National Industrial Communications Inc. - www.nici.mb.ca WBS Construction – www.wbsconstruction.com www.wbsconstruction.com 204 . 325 . 4336 Helping Others Succeed Through Construction Leadership Healthcare Healthcare