Robots, tunable lighting and resident-centred care all featured in new facility
In just under a week, residents of a new innovative long-term care home in Comox will start moving in.
The facility is an inclusive care home that gives residents their independence, social connections and personal routines. It is designed primarily for seniors with and without dementia, but will be home to younger adults who require long-term care. Care will be shifted from the traditional model to a new social and relational model of care that approaches the person first. People living in the facility will have flexible routines and the pace and rhythm of the day will be set by the residences.
With 13 different households, each with 12 residents who will get their own private suites, bathrooms and more, the facility will be home to 156 residents. It is located on the former site of St. Joseph's Hospital in Comox. Each"household" will have a kitchen, shared laundry, and a community room, and residents will have access to a bistro, library, convenience store and more common areas.
Blandford said that the Providence Living team will also be conducting research into the project for the next five years to build a"robust data set" about the efficacy of this kind of program, which he hopes will then be expanded to other facilities across the province.
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