Josh Chretien knew he wanted to work in healthcare and decided early on in grade nine to pursue nursing. “Nursing felt like the right decision for me at the time,” reflected Josh, who grew up in Renfrew. “There are a lot of reasons to be a nurse and I don’t […]

When Bonny Riedel wrapped up a two-decade career owning a catering company with her husband, she had a wish list of how she would like to spend her time. In the end, personal reasons led her to start a new career as a Personal Support Worker (PSW) in long-term care. […]

January 27, 2021 – Today, The Grove Nursing Home marked a major pandemic milestone with Grove residents receiving their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. This week, the Ontario government adjusted their timeline and approach for long-term care immunization with a new target to vaccinate all residents with the […]

The roofing is complete, windows are installed, and the interior drywall work has begun – construction of the new Grove Nursing Home continues to take shape and progress on schedule. Behind the scenes, the Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) team is focused on the necessary preparations to transition smoothly to the […]

Community update from Eric Hanna, President and CEO January 15, 2021 There has been no shortage of COVID-19 news and developments in recent weeks and I wanted to touch base with a local update on vaccine distribution, the stay-at-home order and the Ontario Critical Care COVID-19 Command Centre. Vaccine distribution […]

Sarah Lacasse remembers pieces of her early life in England and the flight she took at five years old with her family as they emigrated to Canada and settled in Arnprior. Decades later, Sarah considers herself lucky to work and live in the community she grew up in. “When the […]

When Matthew Hamlyn and his fiancée relocated from his hometown in Newfoundland to her hometown in the Arnprior area, he was fortunate to land a community pharmacist position. But he knew what he really wanted to do was work in a hospital. “I always wanted to do something in healthcare […]

January 4, 2021 – Beginning today, Judith Gilchrist, who was most recently the Director of Care at the Grove Nursing Home, has stepped into the newly established role of Vice President, Long-Term Care at Arnprior Regional Health (ARH). With the new Grove set to open in the summer and the […]