Media Releases

September 11, 2020 – The Grove Nursing Home residents and their loved ones now have more ways they can connect in person safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s updated COVID-19 guidance, the Grove has further eased visitor restrictions allowing each resident to have […]

Sarah Martins began her nearly 20-year career as a physiotherapist in her home country, Brazil, before moving to the Ottawa area in 2011. “I always knew I wanted to work in healthcare and physiotherapy seemed right to me,” reflected Sarah. “I had experienced physio as a client – it helped […]

Rujuta Kulkarni’s first foray into healthcare was practicing as a dentist for four years before she moved from India to Canada where she enrolled in the Masters of Health Administration (MHA) at the University of Ottawa. “I knew that I always had an inkling toward management rather than working as […]

September 1, 2020 – ‘Transitions in care’ happen as patients move from one setting to the next. Transitions are times when patients can fall through the cracks and experience setbacks that can result in unnecessary readmissions and complications. A new multi-site evaluation and quality improvement study is hoping to change that. […]

Cheryl Bourgeau came to Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) last year excited about a change. Twelve years ago, after an exciting career as an RN in medicine and critical care, she made a swerve to focus on occupational health and safety. “I’m really happy with the change in the work environment […]

Ron Hanniman felt like a kid waiting to go to the candy shop leading up to the Men’s Shed official reopening after its COVID-19 closure. “I was counting down the hours to get back,” said Ron, who has been a Men’s Shed member since February 2020. “I started at the […]

August 21, 2020 – Arnprior Regional Health, along with Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, and John Yakabuski, MPP, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, celebrated the milestone of the final major section of concrete being poured – the last significant structural work for the new Grove Nursing Home. “The final structural section being […]

Gary Colombe’s career did not begin in health care, but he considers himself lucky that his institutional cooking experience led him to work at the Grove Nursing Home. After retiring from 30 years as a cook with the Canadian Armed Forces, Gary eventually found himself relocating from Newfoundland to the […]