The doors are officially open for Canada’s first public long-term care home based on the concepts of a dementia village; Providence Living at The Views.
The first residents moved into the new care home in Comox last week, which is based on the Home for Us care model tested at The Views at St. Joseph’s.
Artist Judi Wild’s husband Lorne Hutter was one of the participants in the pilot project and now is one of the residents of Providence Living at The Views.
Wild said after seeing her husband’s life change for the better, she decided to donate all her proceeds from her art sales to the Home for Us care model expansion across B.C. and beyond.
“I really don’t want any recognition out of this for myself, I just want it to go to such a good cause which is the new model of care.”
The Home for Us care model will be adopted at the recently announced upcoming long-term care home in Prince George and future St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home in Vancouver.
Natividad Parinas, mother of Season 9 Amazing Race Canada contestant Eddie Parinas, was the first resident to move into the care home.
When talking about the care his mother is now getting, Parinas said it makes a huge difference for their family.
“I don’t know the only word I can honestly say is blessed. It’s just one of these things that’s a must especially for your loved ones going through this disease.”
Parinas said before this home, his mother was living in a care home in Surrey, making it more difficult for the family to be able to check in on her.
Providence Living at The Views opened as a long-care home to help seniors living with or without dementia.
