The Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) in-person programming may be on hold temporarily due to COVID-19, but that has not stopped Dana McCabe, the new Program Coordinator, to work with her team to find new ways to keep local seniors connected and engaged—while also planning at full speed for when […]

May 31, 2021 – A recruitment campaign has launched to significantly expand The Grove Nursing Home Team ahead of the move to a brand-new, 96-bed facility in Arnprior, Ontario that will be home to a 60 per cent increase in residents. The new, modern Grove is on schedule to welcome […]

Amanda Cavanagh loves getting involved in her work community and is an active member of ARH’s Social Committee, the CUPE representative for the Joint Health and Safety Committee and is part of the Nursing Week Planning Committee. “I spend more time with the people in this building than I do […]

May 27, 2021 – When the current stay-at-home order came into effect, Arnprior Regional Health’s Adult Day Program (ADP) had to temporarily close its group program as a safety precaution. “Our program has a big impact for the clients and their families,” said Molly de Ruiter, Recreation Assistant, ADP, Arnprior […]

Community update from Eric Hanna, President and CEO May 21, 2021 Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health (MoH) gave hospitals the green light to gradually ramp up non-urgent day surgeries that have been postponed since Monday, April 26, 2021. In order to resume services, it was stipulated that a […]

In 1999, Charlene Barr started working at The Grove in the kitchen. When her mother decided to become a PSW later in life, Charlene was inspired to also go to college to start her second career as a PSW. After graduating in 2016, she was hired to work as a […]

When Laurie Hebert was about 8 years old, she would finish up her school day and join her mother at the Arnprior Hospital to sit and spend time with a lady who was chronically ill. “I knew I wanted to work at this Hospital,” said Laurie, who is now the […]

Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) put a call out to staff to nominate a nursing colleague who goes above and beyond for patients, residents, and clients. Lucy Willemsen was selected as the 2021 Nursing Hero for the Inpatient Unit. Lucy Willemsen was inspired to become a nurse after helping care for […]