St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa offers a wide array of services to help serve our residents better.
Care & Services
Nursing Services
St. Patrick’s Home’s nursing philosophy that each resident’s independence be maximized. Nursing staff identify individual strengths and work with each resident to enhance or maintain these strengths. Comfort, and autonomy are balanced with safety to support independence. The nursing staff support an environment that ensures privacy, dignity and maintains personal lifestyle as much as possible.
The Home has Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) and Personal Support Workers (PSWs) twenty four hours a day. These staff work with the resident and family and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assess, plan and deliver care designed to meet each resident’s specific needs.
Registered staff are responsible for daily functioning of each Resident Home Area and for medication and treatment administration. The PSW provides direct personal care such as bathing, grooming, toileting, mobility assistance and assistance with meals and other activities.
Residents will be cared for by qualified care providers of both genders and from many ethnic backgrounds.
Medical Services
Our Medical Director and 10 Attending Physicians are available to serve our residents’ medical needs. Typically, each doctor visits the Home weekly and this group of committed professionals have an on call roster twenty four hours a day.
If you wish to continue to see your own family physician, please notify the VP of Nursing prior to admission. The family physician must agree to continue in that capacity, and must sign a formal Attending Physician agreement to be available for all medical care and emergencies that may arise. You or your Substitute Decision Maker must contact your family physician prior to admission to ensure continuity of care and to ensure that s/he will provide medical services at St. Patrick’s Home in accordance with Ministry of Health standards, and Long Term Care including being available to the clinical care team.
If you wish a meeting with the St. Patrick’s Home Physician assigned to your care at any time after admission, please notify the Charge RN for your Home Area so an appointment can be scheduled.
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Welcome to the Newest Member of St. Pat's Leadership Team who is pleased to introduce herself to everyone!
My name is Korry MacLeod, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new Coordinator for Quality Improvement and Risk Management. With a background in healthcare management, I bring extensive expertise in implementing, coordinating, and monitoring quality improvement and risk management activities. My past experience includes working as the Manager of Community Support Services at Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, Policy Analyst at the Division of Aging, Seniors, and Dementia at the Centre for Health Promotion, Public Health Agency of Canada. In addition, I have worked as a Curriculum Developer at Algonquin College, where I was responsible for designing course materials for the Person and Family-Centered Approach to Care Coordination course. Drawing from a wealth of experience in long-term care, I have held positions in program management and resident and family services. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute my skills and knowledge to our team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring the highest standards of quality and risk management. I'm excited to work with the team to drive positive outcomes and improve the lives of our Residents.
Korry MacLeod