Broadmead Care’s Kms4Care event has officially wrapped up its third year in a row. This virtual event challenges participants to complete 35 kilometres during the month of October, while raising funds to support one or all Broadmead Care Homes. The purpose of Kms4Care is to engage our community in a fitness-related fundraiser, empowering anyone to…
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Today we take a moment to recognize and celebrate the wonderful people who are Broadmead Care’s Health Care Workers. These are the amazing staff who take care of residents every day, and through their compassion and dedication, bring wellbeing and happiness to the veterans, seniors, and adults with disabilities who live in Broadmead Care Homes.…
It’s the final push to reach Broadmead Care’s Kms4Care 2022 goal! We want to send a very special thank you to all of our participants who have helped us get this far. We are so thrilled to announce that we have already raised more than $13,500 towards our fundraising goal of $15,000. This event is…
Broadmead Care is very excited to be participating in British Columbia’s Health Career Access Program. The Health Career Access Program is a work experience and education program designed to support new workers who are interested in pursuing a career as a Health Care Worker. Participants in the program begin with a work experience term of…
With cold and flu season fast approaching, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during September staff refocused on hand hygiene by participating in the ‘Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention and Control Olympics’. Care Teams across Broadmead Care had a chance to participate in various activities related to proper hand hygiene technique, and taking on and off…
It was a whirlwind 24 hours! What an amazing response last Thursday, September 20, 2022 to our CHEK TV event. We are so excited to share that we raised more than $40,500 — and the donations are still coming in! Our volunteers handled more than 80 calls, and there were nearly 120 donations made on…
On Friday, September 30 Broadmead Care observed the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. September 30 is also Orange Shirt Day, a grassroots campaign founded by Phyllis Webstad. Orange Shirt Day grew out of her own experiences and the experiences of other residential school survivors who attended St. Joseph’s Mission near Williams Lake. It’s a day to…
Through all the challenges of the past two-and-a-half years, we have never stopped caring for people’s loved ones. In what seemed like a constantly shifting landscape, we worked hard to protect the people who live and work with Broadmead Care. Through it all, we kept the love and compassion going. Staff creatively turned challenges into…
I am delighted to let you know that Broadmead Care has been awarded ‘Accreditation with Exemplary Standing’ by Accreditation Canada. Accreditation with Exemplary Standing is awarded to an organization that attains the highest level of performance, achieving excellence in meeting the requirements of the accreditation program. Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that conducts…
For many of our donors, leaving a gift to Broadmead Care in their Will is a way to celebrate their life and values. A gift in your Will to help protect the future for Canada’s veterans, seniors, and adults with disabilities says a lot about who you are and what you care about. I know…
It has been wonderful to welcome more of you in to our Care Homes, with the changes to visiting in long term care homes announced by the Ministry of Health a couple weeks ago. We appreciate your patience as we have implemented these changes. We have received additional information and clarification from the Ministry, and…
Today we have an update about visitation at our Care Homes, further to Dr. Bonnie Henry’s announcement last week. What you need to know Effective Friday, March 18, we are able to welcome back all vaccinated visitors to our Care Homes. For some visitors, the process will be different than you previously experienced. It’s a…
