October 7, 2020

The new Grove Nursing Home construction nears the halfway mark to completion

October 7, 2020 – The construction of the Grove residents’ new home is approximately halfway to completion and remains on track to open its doors to 60 per cent more residents in August 2021. “Our whole community has been a driving force behind the Grove redevelopment project from the beginning […]
October 1, 2020

Jean Riopelle: A team player who rises to each challenge

Jean Riopelle considers herself lucky to have spent the past 12 years working at ARH in the Health Records Department. “I came to ARH for a full-time position and when I got here, I was hooked,” said Jean, who previously worked part-time at other hospitals in the region in transcription […]
September 24, 2020

Michaela McClymont: A career inspired by her connection to seniors

From a young age, Michaela McClymont knew that no matter what direction her career took she wanted to work with seniors in some capacity. After first completing a Social Services diploma, Michaela ended up earning her Recreation Therapy diploma while she worked part time as a recreation assistant for the Adult […]
September 11, 2020

The Grove Nursing Home introduces new visiting options for residents and loved ones

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 […]
September 10, 2020

Sarah Martins: Inspired by her patients’ drive to regain a good quality of life

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 […]
September 3, 2020

Rujuta Kulkarni: Dedicated to person-centred care for a healthier community

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 2, 2020

Local rural hospitals collaborate to study transitions in care

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. […]
August 31, 2020

Cheryl Bourgeau: Inspired by an unexpected new challenge

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 […]