Carefor Health & Community Services

11/21/2025

Are you looking for respite care this winter for a loved one living with dementia. Carefor Richmond Care Home can help. We offer exceptional memory care for women only. No minimums stays.

Our not-for-profit memory care home feels like home and will make your loved one feel safe and comfortable while you take that trip you've been thinking of.

Contact us to learn more. Let's chat about how we can help.

https://f.mtr.cool/mkfhswfipo RCH@carefor.ca or call (613) 838-9356

11/18/2025

When Danny Sinagra lost his wife Maria, his world stopped. With the help of Family & Patient Support Counsellor Shannon Ball at Carefor's Hospice in Cornwall, he was able to start his life again. Through one on one counselling sessions and then becoming an active member of Hospice's Grief and Bereavement Support Group, Danny found ways to keep living while holding the memory of his beloved Maria in his heart.

Today is National Grief and Bereavement Day and is a day to reflect on loss and how we move through it by ourselves and with others at our side.

Read Danny's story about dealing with his grief with help from Shannon and a newfound community.

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When Danny Sinagra's wife, Maria, died at Hospice, he was able to move through his grief with the help of Hospice's bereavement services.

11/12/2025

The Mounties always get their Mom.

The ladies at Richmond Care Home had a surprise visit today from the Mounties and some of their equine friends today. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ontario

11/12/2025

One of the biggest threats to seniors' safety are scams. They're becoming more prevalent and sophisticated by the day. During Senior Safety Week we go over some of the more common scams today and look at ways to prevent them.

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Scams targeting seniors are on the rise, with older adults losing billions annually to fraud. In 2024 alone, Americans aged 60+ reported nearly $4.9 billion in scam-related losses, with an […]

11/11/2025

Jim Speiser, 85, has left an impressive legacy in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Not only as someone who served by flying jets for four decades but also by having two children who are now in the military, one of whom is the first ever female Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Military for Jim has meant many things, community and camaraderie being key among them. Now retired, he's able to find some of those feelings by being part of The Men's Group at the Carefor Carling Adult Day Program for people living with dementia.

Read about Jim's life in the skies and how he and his family have lived a life of service.

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Jim Speiser's family has followed him around the world as he served in Canada's military, now two of them are following in his footsteps.

11/10/2025

During National Senior Safety Week we look at one of the biggest safety concerns facing seniors: falls. But we look at from a different angle - how to get up off the floor.

In this article, Carefor Physiotherapist Matthew Claxton goes through the steps on how to get up off the floor safely after a fall.

Practice Getting Up from the Floor One way to help reduce the risk of falling is to practice getting up from the floor regularly. Often as we age, we avoid […]

11/09/2025

More Stars! Congratulations to all our nominees. To nominate someone you think deserves to be a Star visit https://f.mtr.cool/nsakokuxco

11/08/2025

Here are our latest batch of Carefor Stars. Thank you to everyone who nominated someone. Your recognition and kind words mean so much. To nominate a Carefor Star visit https://f.mtr.cool/hcsdenzioc

10/27/2025

During Patient Safety Week, members of our client care leadership team attended the Ottawa Hospital's 20th Annual Patient Safety Conference where we presented on a Safety Approach to Care in the Home Care Environment.

Patient safety and staff development are two of our greatest priorities at Carefor, and so we were happy to be part of this valuable event.

10/25/2025

Robert Perry was living in what some might consider the worst apartment in Ottawa. Thanks to the help of Carefor social worker, Marc Viau, Robert has a new home and a new hope.

During Allied Health Week at Carefor we're proud to share stories from our social workers who work on behalf of their clients to help them manage some incredibly difficult situations.

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Carefor client, Robert Perry, was living in what some might call the worst apartment in Ottawa until Carefor social worker, Marc Viau helped him find a new h...

10/24/2025

Continuing our Allied Health Day in the Life series during Allied Health Week at Carefor, we meet Meghann Gallop and see how Carefor Occupational Therapists use their expertise to problem solve living situations to help their clients thrive at home.