Working at the Heimstaed Lodge

  Our Health Care Team consists of a Health Care Manager, Registered Nurse (R.N.), Licensed Practical Nurses (L.P.N.), and Healthcare Aides (HCA). Case Management is provided by Home Care on a permanent part-time basis. 

The Heimstaed Lodge provides SL2-SL4D care to clients as required prior to Long Term Care Placement.

• SL2: Generally, provide seniors with accommodation,       meals, and assistance with personal care tasks.
• SL4 & SL4D: Require 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled care from Health Care Aides and offer access to a RN/Licensed Practical Nurse for healthcare needs.

We are a very active 80-bed facility with 54 contracted fully funded beds and 26 independent beds which are covered by scheduled HCA care.  Our dementia care is provided in a secure ten bed unit. 

Physicians visit our facility on scheduled rounds, with Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Pathology support as required. We have a very dedicated health care team that strives to give compassionate person-centered care to all our clients in a Christian manner, supporting their faith, family and friends. 

  We have dedicated staff who prepare all meals from ‘scratch’ with a large emphasis on the cultural foods which our clients enjoy. Our team is dedicated to a 5-week meal plan rotation with oversight from a Registered Dietitian. Our Kitchen team not only makes meals and snack times a great experience they are also involved in preparing a variety of foods for our fund raisers, dinner appreciation for staff and volunteers, client birthday parties and so much more. Our staff, family members and visitors can purchase meals, making it more conducive to the whole concept of ‘family’ dining. 

  This combined team consists of individuals who are instrumental in keeping our facilities spotless and laundry services available. Weekly washing of bedding and towels is provided with personal laundry service available for a fee/per month. Clients do have the option to do their own laundry in the laundry facility provided. Each unit is swept, towels are changed, garbage removed, and bathrooms lightly cleaned daily, with scheduled regular weekly cleaning which includes light dusting, cleaning the bathroom and shower, washing the floor, and emptying the garbage. Each time a unit is vacated it is thoroughly washed, repaired as needed, the floor is stripped and waxed, making it very attractive for the new client. The facilities are very attractive in their neat, open and airy spaces and comments attest to the great work these teams do daily and on an on-going basis. 

  The Recreation Program is led by a supervisor, three Recreation Aides and two casuals. They are incredibly busy providing more than twenty plus different activities/events each month with a lot of client participation. From exercise classes to excursions to local farms and cutting squares to make blankets to donate, the clients are kept busy and involved in our community events, socialization, and fostering their mental health. With incredible support from many regular and casual volunteers, clients are treated to consistent care in providing for their social, mental, physical and spiritual needs. They are made to feel special with personalized touches during birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day, Senior’s Week, seasonal holidays and any event that will make them feel appreciated and loved for their contribution to our past and present. This program is very active and speaks of the dedicated time and energy provided by this team.

  Our maintenance department has three positions providing services to the Heimstaed Lodge, Altenheim and Community Housing.  This dedicated team helps to provide a very well maintained and safe environment for all clients, which includes an on-call 24/7 schedule. Our facilities meet all required inspections and are kept pristine by this hard-working team. Work requisitions can be completed by anyone who sees a need or identifies a concern. These requisitions are quickly responded to in a timely manner ensuring confidence in our equipment, facilities, maintenance and overall environment for all staff, clients, volunteers, and visitors.

  Administration assistance is provided through a team of two dedicated full-time staff and a casual position. They support the organization and departments with data entry, correspondence, filing, writing and preparing documents, communication with staff, visitors and clients as they multitask and pay attention to details and problem solving. It is a busy department and their skills are appreciated throughout the organization. 

    Our finance department consists of a Finance Manager and a Finance Officer. Our Finance Manager position is currently evolving into an extended position that manages all the LCMNA finances and attends board meetings to complete bookkeeping requirements. Our Finance Officer has a large data-entry role combined with Human Resources administration responsibilities, including onboarding new hires. Their roles are critical to the LCMNA operations which stem from years of financial management and knowledge. They are a great asset to the LCMNA organization and find their jobs very rewarding.