Richmond Care Home
Lifestyle options:
Cost (from):
$5,000
Suites:
16 suites (Studio)
Capacity:
16 residents
The Comfort Life report:
Richmond Care Home
Our Perspective
Ottawa Region families facing a dementia diagnosis for their mom or grandmother will find a completely unique approach in Richmond Care Home. Situated in a unique 16 bed home set well off Nixon Farm Drive, this feels like a serene country resort in the city. The house-like setting and the sheer professionalism of staff combine to make this a homey, adept approach to care for Alzheimer's and other dementia.
Richmond Care Home’s cozy intimacy makes it an easy adaptation for women dealing with early to middle stage effects of dementia, and who acknowledge they need help. Inside, there are clean wood grain interiors and furniture, and older women will feel an instant connection and familiarity with the home. It’s just nice. There’s a full schedule of daily recreational activities, including everything from live music to bingo.
Because of the community’s specialization and experience, staff here excels at care. They go well above and beyond in attending to and listening to the needs of the women here. When you see them in action, a deep sense of compassion and understanding is immediately apparent. Families who have exhausted time and caregiving resources for a mother or grandmother showing symptoms like memory loss, sundowning, or wandering, will find relief in the care here.
Decline due to dementia is a new phase in your relationship with your loved one. That challenge is relieved when you find a place entirely dedicated to this kind of care, set in a location like this, staffed by people as professional and well-versed in dementia care as these carers. Richmond Care Home makes the shift out of mom’s traditional family home a soft landing, one that you’ll feel good about over the months and years after you make this move.
Community’s Perspective
We asked Richmond Care Home to answer the following questions:
Who are you as a community?
Richmond Care Home is a unique. In a landscape of large retirement homes, Richmond Care Home is a quiet and peaceful 16-unit home specifically designed for women living with dementia. Richmond Care Home offers what the Toronto Sun refers to as "cutting-edge care." Best Friends Certified, Richmond Care Home offers exceptional care for your mom, at one of the most affordable prices you can find, in an intimate home-like setting. Operated by Carefor, formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Richmond Care Home is part of a not-for-profit which puts people first. Our staff are compassionate and well-trained in making sure your mom gets care tailored to her needs. We have home-cooked meals, recreation staff, 24 hour care, a calm environment and most of all a tight community which gives both your mom and you peace of mind and support. Richmond Care Home always has something going on and the staff put every effort into keeping our residents connected, safe and comfortable. Staff are regularly bringing in entertainment and guests* to entertain the ladies and put a smile on their face. All this for a fraction of the cost you might pay elsewhere. *Depending on COVID-19 protocols.
- Opened in: 2001
- Ownership: Non-profit.
- Languages Spoken: English
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Insider Perspectives
Reviews of Richmond Care Home
Kristie Helem, family member
"I love this place for my mom. The staff are loving and gentle with their clients.
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Rachel Brown, family member
"Warm, welcoming staff and home environment. It’s unique in it's design and model."
Cindy Lystiuk, family member
"Love it....My Mom has been a guest for almost 6 years. Have no idea what we would have done without the beautiful ladies and their special care. Can't imagine life without [it].
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle options
Dementia & Memory Care (definition)
Cost from $5,000
Richmond Care Home is Best Friends Certified Environment, which means staff are trained to treat residents as they would their best friend. This facility is entirely devoted to memory care. All programs, services, and design are built around supporting the residents with their journey with dementia. Richmond Care Home also uses an innovative technology which sensors the movement of women in their rooms at night notifying staff of an activity. This non-invasive tech helps the residents get a more restful night and helps them have more energy through the day.
Includes
- Designated dining area
- Designated floor
- Meals (3x/day)
- Daily tidy
- Housekeeping (7x/week)
- Incontinence care
- Medication administration
- Resident Reminders
Assistance with
- Bathing (1x/week)
- Dressing
- Transfers
Suites
- Type: Studio
- Ownership: Rent
- Cost: $4,500
- Size: 150sq/ft
- Companion fee: N/A
- Details:
- Cable TV in room (additional fee)
- Furnished
- Personal phone number in room (additional Fee)
- Contact:
Dining
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Richmond Care Home feel like a meal with friends. From the decor, to the menu, to our cooking whipping something up in the kitchen in the heart of the common room, it feels like home to our 16 ladies. With a nutritious, delicious and freshly made menu our residents leave the table well-fed and with a smile. There are three meals served throughout the day with an hour dedicated to lunch and dinner and three hours for breakfast.
Meal service : Table service
Seating type : Assigned seating
Special diets : Diabetic, Low sodium
Amenities & Services
Residence Amenities & Services
Richmond Care Home is designed to feel like home. Richmond Care Home is a secure community built to focus on its communal areas so your mother can stay connected and social with the other ladies and staff. The living and dining rooms are designed to help the residents engage with one another through regular activities organized by our on-staff recreation coordinator. Set on a quiet street in a peaceful neighbourhood, Richmond Care Home has an enclosed garden where you mom can relax and connect with nature. The grounds are quite large and great for a stroll with a loved one. All listed services are included in the price, except for foot care and hairdressing services which come at additional costs.
Arts and crafts
Community Garden
Hairdresser
Internet
Laundry machines
Mail delivery to suite
Onsite foot care
Parking (outdoor)
Patio/Courtyard/BBQ
Religious Services & Holiday Celebrations
Spa tub or shower room
Walking Path
Wheelchair Accessible
Programs & Activities
There is always something happening at Richmond Care Home. Not only as organized by the recreation coordinator, but the community has embraced the home and we regularly have guest come by to entertain with music, trivia and offer gifts to the ladies. All recreation activities are dementia friendly and based on the clients' abilities. They can range from trivia, to fitness, to relaxing listening to a performer in the back garden. There is a high staff to resident ratio, so staff are regularly engaging with the ladies, sharing and laugh and making them feel part of the community.
Arts and Crafts
Assisted Walks/Trails
Bingo
Brain Fitness
Card Games
Entertainment
Exercise Program
Gardening
Movie Nights
Parties
Religious & Holiday Services
Resident social / activity club
Staff & Care
General Manager's Message
Jasmine Sears
Welcome to the Richmond Care Home Residence Program. Our residence is a unique, secure 16-bed retirement home dedicated to providing compassionate care for women living with a diagnosis of dementia.
Located in the heart of Richmond, Ontario, we are a quiet home-style residence with many amenities focused on the familiarity of their family home life. Richmond Care Home provides a level of care, compassion, and friendship that makes this a place like no other. Our trained staff provide social, emotional and physical support to our residents using the Best Friend Model of Care.
The goal of the residential program is to maintain independence, health and lifestyle to the highest possible level in a safe, comfortable environment.
Richmond Care Home is a barrier-free, residential bungalow architecturally designed and modeled after the world-famous ADARDS Nursing Home in Tasmania, Australia.
If you have any questions, please contact me. I'm happy to answer them.
Jasmine
Staff
| Medical and other support staff | |
|---|---|
| Registered Practical Nurses | 16 hrs/day |
| Personal Support Workers | 24 hrs/day |
| Doctor | on call 1x/month |
| Health & Wellness Team | visiting 7x/week |
| Foot care specialist | visiting 1x/month |
| Dentist | visiting 1x/month |
Number of care staff:
- Daytime: 2
- Weekends: 2
- Nights: 1
Care services
Health Services:
- Cognitively impaired residents(with special assistance)
- Medication charted by exception(with special assistance)
- Oxygen assistance(with special assistance)
- Physically challenged residents(with special assistance)
- Vitals monitoring(with special assistance)
Move-in requirements
We start with a personal interview with family and then with the resident to determine eligibility based upon program criteria: cognitive function and physical capability.
• Chest x-ray
• Medical form completed by family doctor
• Personal Interview
• TB test required
COVID-19 Information
Carefor's Richmond Care Home takes our response to COVID-19 very seriously. Our protocols include ensuring all staff are fully vaccinated. All staff are also screened prior to each shift and must wear the appropriate PPE. Furthermore, families are screened prior to entering the building and must show proof of full vaccination. We have also increased cleaning bringing an external cleaning service in once a week.
Currently accepting move-ins. Request suite details.Blog & News
Blog and recent news
Sensor technology alerts caregivers when nursing home resident wanders
by Richmond Care Home
CBC Ottawa visited Richmond Care Home to learn about a new, non-invasive technology the home is using to monitor residents at night to ensure their safety.
Cutting-edge care — The Golden Girls House
by Richmond Care Home
The Richmond Care Home, located about 35 minutes outside of Ottawa, serves up to 16 women suffering from a moderate form of dementia. It is the kind of model advocates — horrified with the warehousing
Neighbourhood
Neighbourhood
Richmond, Ontario is in the country, but close to the city. Richmond Care Home is located on a quiet street on a large peace of property. There's space for summer parties out front, walks on the grass to the side and relaxing with the birds in the enclosed garden in the back.
Richmond Care Home is located at 27 Nixon Farm Drive, Richmond, Ontario, K0A 2Z0.
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