Providence Care Hospital's Leisure Lounge is a safe, meaningful space for patients living with dementia. When you walk into the Leisure Lounge at Providence Care Hospital, it’s as if you’re stepping into someone’s living room. The welcoming, home like atmosphere is a new...

Wayne Westfall was the first client to sign up for Providence Care's Attendant Care Outreach program. Providence Care’s Attendant Care Outreach program has been putting clients first for more than three decades. Clients like Wayne Westfall. The 71-year-old began using the...

Gary and Jan Crawford at Providence Care's Ketamine Clinic. Gary started coming to the clinic in June 2019. When Jan Crawford first met her husband Gary he was caring, compassionate, strong, and had a great sense of humour. The couple married in 1988. Those first few years,...

The Division of Hospital Medicine brings together many of the services Providence Care Hospital offers into one group for better continuity of care. Three years ago, Providence Care Hospital’s Complex Medical Management program was facing a physician staffing crisis. Two of the...

When Providence Care set out to build its new hospital along the shores of Lake Ontario, incorporating environmentally friendly features to reduce its impact on the planet was top of mind. The state-of-the-art hospital was recently awarded LEED® Silver certification. The LEED®...

Pilot project at Providence Care Hospital has stroke patients ‘going digital’ for care conversations. Imagine being able to speak with your doctor at the click of a button. Sounds far-fetched, right? Not anymore. A pilot project with the stroke rehabilitation team at Providence...

The Art Rehabilitation Therapy Program is a pilot study being conducted at Providence Care Hospital. Can art rehabilitation therapy aid in stroke recovery? That’s exactly what one pilot study at Providence Care Hospital is looking into. According to Canadian Stroke Best...

Providence Care teamed up with Loving Spoonful and FoodRescue.ca in July 2019. Every day, the chefs at Providence Care Hospital prepare up to 900 meals. That’s three entrées a day, plus snacks, for 270 patients. “We’re one of a few hospitals where everything is made on...

Glenda Petrie says she would be lost without the Endymion Supportive Living service. When Glenda Petrie joined the Endymion Supportive Living service in May, she admits she was nervous. “I don’t like change,” the 55-year-old explained. Petrie has cerebral palsy and uses a...

The Knights of Columbus raised a whopping $14,000 for the Providence Manor redevelopment project, during its charity golf tournament in June. It was the perfect day to hit the greens for the 7th Annual Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by the St. Paul the Apostle...

Noreen Peters signed her husband Jim up for the Adult Day program after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. 12 years ago, Noreen Peters married the love of her life, Jim. “He’s a fun loving guy, he’s a joker and he has a great sense of humor,”...

Every Wednesday, Community Brain Injury Services (CBIS) hosts a Wednesday Social Group for clients to come together and socialize. It’s not your average card game. When Community Brain Injury Services (CBIS) clients come together to play UNO, it’s a fierce competition. Draw...

Providence Care's Green Team meets every month to discuss how the organization can reduce its environmental footprint. More than healthcare. It’s a statement Providence Care is committed to. That promise is not only for patients, residents, clients and staff, but also Mother...

Steven Garrell was diagnosed with aphasia following a stroke in October 2018. Since then he's been working with Providence Care Hospital to help rebuild his vocabulary. Pen, pencil, book; they’re words Steven Garrell has said thousands of times. But seven months ago, he not only...

In March, VOCEC teamed up with The Goodway to help sort though the thousands of donations the thrift store gets every month. Every week Bradley Godfrey sorts through hundreds of donated items to see which ones still have a little life in them. Everything from T-shirts and jeans, to...

Connie Cordeiro is celebrating 44 years with Providence Manor, but the RPN started working with the elderly when she was only 5-years-old. When Connie Cordeiro was 5-years-old she began feeding residents at Providence Manor. It was 1961, and her family lived a few doors down on...

  Donors have the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes tour at Providence Care and KHSC. In partnership with staff across Providence Care and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) runs a popular series of...

Bill Hunter and his ‘pawtner’ Guinness have been volunteering with the Pet Therapy Program at Providence Care Hospital and Providence Manor for a year a half.   Every volunteer at Providence Care has their own reason why they give back. “Anytime you can bring joy to a...

Bob Boles has been serving up double doubles and zingers at The Coffee Shop at Providence Manor for 10 years.   He may not be a professional comedian, but Bob Boles knows how to tell a joke. And if you’re looking for a laugh, look no further than The Coffee Shop at...