News Release Date: September 29, 2023 Providence Care continues to monitor the rising COVID-19 and respiratory illness prevalence rates.  On Sept. 19, 2023, the organization implemented masking measures in clinical areas and throughout our long-term-care home. As a tiered response,...

Social Worker, Kristen Beattie demonstrates what a session of accelerated resolution therapy looks like. 44-year-old Dawn Quelch is a criminal defense lawyer in Napanee and has an expansive 17-year-long career. She struggles with her mental health and has lived with a...

Providence Care, in collaboration with Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), is facilitating research that hopes to change the way patients receive care in their homes post-hip fracture. Senior Associate Researcher with Providence Care, Dr. Mohammad Auais...

Beau Conley has no recollection of the night he was involved in a serious, single motor vehicle collision in February 2018 when he was 27 years old. Beau was driving a friend’s car alone the night of the accident with no identification when he lost control and suffered life-threatening...

Ryan Fitzgibbon is a professional photographer who just recently reignited his love for the craft. He’s now picking up a camera for the first time in more than 18 months thanks to Chris Miner, a Providence Care volunteer and photographer who runs the ‘Inner Lives’ photography...

Melissa Summers is a Personal Support Worker (PSW) with Providence Care working with the Mobile Response Team in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville. She is an invaluable resource in the community, assisting with assessment, behavioural care planning, and transitional support for residents...

In a classroom at one of Providence Care’s Community Programs buildings at 533 Montreal Street, Occupational Therapist and Recovery College Coordinator Ellie Lambert teaches a lesson about the thinking brain versus the feeling brain. She asks the class of about 10 people spanning...

A two-week long art exhibit at Providence Care Hospital showcased a stunning display of various artwork that clients at Providence Care Hospital created with the assistance of Lisa Hewitt, who is a Direct Peer Support Worker with Peer Support South East Ontario. Through her unique art...

David Hardie sits in his living room, strumming his guitar and sings a song he wrote himself, all about finding meaning and new opportunities within the struggle of life. When he was eight-years-old, he restrung his guitar and retaught himself how to play it left handed. This is just...

The lunch rush is through and Jeffery Smith is washing dishes inside the kitchen of Breaking Ground Café. Located within the YMCA on Wright Crescent in Kingston’s mid-town, Breaking Ground Café is one of several businesses run by Jobwell, a not-for-profit organization supported...

Once a month, health care professionals and community members invested in the health and wellness of our aging population, come together to plan and consider how to support, advocate for, and coordinate the regional programs and services designed to help aging adults thrive at home....

The next generation of health care professionals are gaining hands on experience through a unique partnership with St. Lawrence College. The “Living Classroom,” located at Providence Manor long-term care home, is an innovative educational experience that sees personal support worker...

Now that spring has officially sprung, Bryan Hewitt spends his days enjoying the fresh outdoors and rebuilding his strength following his stay at Providence Transitional Care Centre (PTCC) and experiencing very positive health outcomes resulting from the Providence Care Transitions Home...

Jessica Almeida is the former interim Charge Nurse on level two at Providence Transitional Care Centre (PTCC), a rehabilitation and transitional care hospital geared to enhance the level of function for older adults with a focus on getting them home.  Jessica has been a working nurse...

If you’ve spent time around Providence Care Hospital, chances are you’ve seen Beryl Dodd who has been volunteering for more than 20 years. With an infectious laugh and strong British accent, Beryl is well-known throughout the hospital and is frequently seen pushing her cart full of...

Nancy Barber’s friendly demeanor when volunteering at Providence Care Hospital has been uplifting patients twice a week since July 2022. “Volunteering has allowed me to be in touch with many patients who require assistance, and I am so very happy to provide it. I’ve been through...

Brandy May, who is incredibly active in her community, has been a volunteer with Hospice Kingston since 2017. She says the experiences she’s gained has enriched her life and motivates her each day. She adds, she feels grateful, blessed and humbled to be trusted at one of life’s most...

Mary Pat Byrne has been a dedicated and loyal volunteer for the last 13 years. You can find her at Providence Manor every Thursday, volunteering in a variety of roles that are important to her, as well as the residents. “I believe one of the most meaningful things we...

Lynn Jackson says she knew at an early age where her path was leading. In her grade-eight yearbook, she wrote she wanted to be an animal lab technician. Fast forward to now and you might not find Lynn working with animals, but you will definitely find her in a lab. For 33 years,...

Making the trip to Providence Manor long-term care home is a part of 76-year-old Paul Frost’s daily routine. Once there, Paul dons his designated care partner badge and reunites with his wife of 46 years and love of his life, 80-year-old Isabel Frost. “The benefit of being a...