Branch News and Events
Hike for Hospice Donation Draw: Enter before May 06, 2012!
Bayshore Home Health is inviting British Columbians to support expanded hospice care in Vancouver by signing up for its Hospice Donation Draw. Starting April 2, British Columbians can go online and enter the draw for a change to win $2,000 to donate to their local hospice of choice.
The entry form must be completed by May 6, 2012. Winners will be announced later that week on Bayshore’s website. Full contest details and entry criteria can be found on our homepage (www.bayshore.ca) by clicking on the HOSPICE DONATION DRAW button. Good luck!
Hike for Hospice: May 06, 2012
Let the fundraising begin! Hike for Hospice teams are assembling with Bayshore Home Health to build donation totals in support of St. James hospice care. Join friends and supporters of St. James Community Service Society's May's Place and Cottage Hospices in our first annual Hike for Hospice on May 6. People are registering to walk, forming teams and pledging others to help fund Cottage and May's Place. Visit http://www.sjcss.com for more details and to register today!
Job Fair & Open House
Thanks to everyone who attended our open house & job fair on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The response was phenomenal and we were thrilled to see everyone that came down to visit! If you were not able to make it, please follow up with our HR team by emailing GreatPeopleWork@bayshore.ca with your application. We are currently recruiting RN’s, LPN’s, Care Aides, Home Makers and Companions throughout the Lower Mainland. Please be sure to include your resume, references, certificates, diplomas, TB Test Results and Criminal Record / VSS clearance. Bayshore Home Health is Canada’s largest home and community health care provider. We are Canadian owned and operate in more than 50 locations. Our success comes from a culture based on respect, continuous learning and improvement, and valuing our employees’ individuality and contributions. We encourage all of our employees to make a difference in our client’s lives. We look forward to meeting you!
Before They Were Grandparents: 2.0
Before they were grandparents, they were champions. And on Thursday, April 26 some of Vancouver’s most cherished sports legends gathered to tell their stories as Bayshore Home Health hosted its annual Before They Were Grandparents storytelling event at the Olympic Village. This live storytelling series continues onine with fascinating vintage photos at www.beforetheyweregrandparents.com. The storytelling afternoon hosted on Thursday, April 26, 2012 was emceed by radio legend Red Robinson and featured stories from locals with a history and passion for sport including:
- Arnie Hallgren (British Columbia's first Major League Baseball Player)
- Dan Cumming (Marathon runner, writer and blogger)
- Barry and Louise Soper (Champion Ice Dancers)
- Cindy Crapper (Former javelin thrower, Olympic Torch Bearer leader of Vancouver's Sport for Life and Active for Life programs)
In the news: "Dan Cumming is a runner, period. He's also 67"
A special project by Bayshore Home Health is designed to help society move beyond defining people by their age so that we can see each other as a sum of all of our parts.
Before They Were Grandparents “creates the context of a whole human being,” says Cumming, who will be running the BMO half-marathon on May 6. “When you’re young, you see someone who’s old and say, ‘Oh, they’re just old.’ But when you’re one of them, you know stuff has happened....It gives a life to the people you see at one point in time,” says Cumming, whose done 14 marathons since 2000.
For more information on the project, go to BeforeTheyWereGrandparents.com. To read the full article in the Westender visit http://www.wevancouver.com/news/148929095.html
Social Media - Bayshore Home Health is local and online!
Be sure to follow our local posts on TWITTER @Bayshore_Van and visit our inter-generational TUMBLR at www.beforetheyweregrandparents.com. Our FACEBOOK page is always well received and now you can find us on INSTAGRAM!
With over 15 million users, Instagram is a fantastic platform for Bayshore Home Health Vancouver to share news and information about healthcare in Canada… and a few “Before They Were Grandparents” photos every now and then.
If you’re an Instagram user, follow us at @BayshoreVancouver. We’re also collecting submissions for “Before They Were Grandparents” through Instagram using the hashtag #BTWG, so tag your photos if you’d like to share them!
Alzheimer’s Disease: Bayshore Vancouver in the News
A recent Vancouver Courier article (Nov. 16) highlights four steps to making educated decisions about caring for a loved one affected by Alzheimer’s. Incidence of Alzheimer’s and related dementias is predicted to increase dramatically over the next 30 years, but responsibility for caregiving will still fall upon close relatives. Consider these four tips: 1) Learn about the disease. 2) Reframe your communication. 3) Work with a certified home care professional. 4) Don’t be afraid to ask for support. For full details on these and other related techniques, or to help create a structured care plan call 604-873-2545 to talk with a Certified Dementia Practitioner. (Note: all home care provided by Bayshore Home Health in the Lower Mainland is supervised by a Registered Nurse Manager and Certified Dementia Practitioner).
