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  IImagine sending your child to a summer day camp at Sherbrooke Village LTC Home in Saskatoon!  Camp Generate is a unique summer camp for children 10-12 years of age. This camp gives kids the chance to develop confidence,  leadership and caregiving skills by getting to know Sherbrooke residents and taking part in fun activities with them. These activities include creating a carnival, gardening, art projects, games, and every day a show and tell with residents.

Camp Generate is part of Sherbrooke’s commitment to intergenerational learning, which includes the Grade 6 iGen program.  iGen is designed to provide close and continuing contact between Elders in long-term care and grade six students from across Saskatoon over the period of one school year.

To learn more about this exciting program and the wonderful outcomes that occur for both students and residents click here 

Debra Boudreau, Administrator, Tideview Terrace Long-Term Care Home in Digby, Nova Scotia says, “It’s not OK to just keep warehousing people in traditional institutions.”  Tideview Terrace, a not-for-profit home, has 10 small homes with nine residents in each. They provide care based on The Eden Alternative model. Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to incorporate the small care home design. (www.tideviewterrace.ca)

In the recent National Institute on Ageing Report entitled  “There is No Place Like Home,”  co-author  Dr Samir Sinha said, “It is not realistic for all seniors to remain in their homes, so the next best thing would be better quality long-term care in home-like settings.” Tideview Terrace is  one long-term care home that fits the bill.

Read more here  

Sherbrooke Village in Saskatoon

In 2023, The Eden Alternative published a “White Paper” entitled: “What is the return on investment for implementing the Eden Alternative Approach to person-directed care”.

The findings:
Nursing Turnover
Registered Nurse turnover was 5.9% lower and total nursing staff turnover was 5.2% lower for Eden Alternative member homes.
Staffing Data
An additional 2.6 hours/day of resident care  is provided relative to non Eden Alternative homes. This means that there are higher employee-resident ratios providing more person-directed care.
Complaints
Lower complaints with 1.63 average complaints as compared to 6.0 complaints per non-member home.
Occupancy and Satisfaction
Occupancy rates  85% versus 75% in non Eden Alternative homes.   RN turnover  42% versus 50.5%;  staff turnover  42.7% versus 54.1% demonstrating higher staff satisfaction.

Conclusion
This White paper demonstrates  relationship-based care models foster a supportive work environment where employees feel valued, leading  to increased job satisfaction and lower staff turnover.

To read the full Paper click here.