Click on this link for a direct contact with the Dept. of H.&W’s website Look under Continuing Care sector You will find Serenity Lodge listed in the Directory of Licensed Facilities on the left hand sidebar. www.gov.ns.ca/health/ccs https://www.gov.ns.ca/dhw/
Read More
Important Note to Reader: this is taken from the Nova Scotia Dept of Health and Wellness website. The term a SEA Participant indicates that admission to the Residential Care Facility (RCF) is exclusively through the Department of Health’s Single Entry Access (SEA) system. Eligible residents of SEA Participating RCFs pay an authorized accommodation charge […]
Read More
Once the application is completed by the senior, they can wait where ever they are presently living until they receive the call from the D.O.H. and W’s placement office that there is a space available for them at Serenity Lodge. When an opening becomes available the Administration notifies the D.of H.& W’s Placement office […]
Read More
How do I get my loved one into Serenity Lodge? Answer: Call 1-800-225-7225 Through this 1-800 number you arrange a visit to your home from a D.O.H. Care Coordinator; who will do an assessment of your needs or your family member’s needs. This Department of Health Care Coordinator will go through the paper work necessary […]
Read More
The D.O.H. sets a Daily Per Diem rate for each resident living in any Long Term Care facility that is part of their Continuing Care Sector. This is set initially during the resident`s application process. Serenity Lodge’s November 1st 2012 max. daily rate was set as a R.C.F.. facility at $61.50 per day; no matter what your monthly income maybe. Most residents […]
Read More
It is common for the residents we serve at Serenity Lodge to be showing some form of confusion or to have had a diagnoses of dementia, or early stages of Alzheimer`s disease. We believe kindness, empathy and dignity are very important tools for the care plan of such residents. We readily welcome residents that have experienced […]
Read More
“Honour is appreciation in action. We honour others when we treat them with the dignity they deserve!” Professional training will give all our staff the strategies and tools that we need to enable us to support all our residents in their aging process. The minimum training each staff would be required to have within six […]
Read More
We humans are all alike but different too. Thus when it comes to aging there are similarities but no guarantee it goes the same for all. It is our opinion there is no singular approach to quality care. We strive to know our residents well so we can create a care plan that suits their […]
Read More
As of February 2012, the Department of Health and Wellness has two types of care facilities in their Continuing Care sector; with three levels of care for residents living in these facilities. 1) A Residential Care Facility- there are now a few small facilities with a ratio of 3 residents to […]
Read More
We have many special features in our Lodge that enhance our team’s ability to give quality time and care to each of our residents. We are a facility that strives for excellence in all we do. Excellence is giving our very best to any task we do. Being a small facility we can be more connected within our team […]
Read More