Tapestry Foundation provides funding for specialized equipment to support patient and resident care. Listed below are priority items needed at each site. For more information on priority needs, contact:
Janice Waud Loper, Senior Development Managerjwaudloper@tapestryfoundation.ca
Brock Fahrni Pavilion Cost Per Unit Qty Total Brock Fahrni Garden Project 250,000 Blackout curtains for all resident's rooms
20,000
Walking Platform 8,500
Ceiling Lift Slings 300 4 1,200 Bathing System 1 28,000
Holy Family Hospital Cost Per Unit Qty Total Blanket Warmer 8,200 1 8,200 Height Adjustable Treatment Beds 4,500 5 22,500 Muscle Stimulators 2,500 2 5,000 Roho Cushions 600 8 4,800 Easy Street / Easy Suite Renovation 80,000
Honoria Conway at St. Vincent’s Heather Marion Hospice Cost Per Unit Qty Total Chair Alarms 1,200 4 4,800 O2 Saturation Monitors 3,000 2 6,000 Portable Blood Pressure Monitor 4,500 1 4,500 Upholstered Wing Chairs 1,000 4 4,000 Palliative Care Specialty Education Sessions 1,000 5 5,000
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital Department Cost Per Unit Qty Total Sit to Stand Lift Eldercare 10,000 10,000 Walkway Platform Eldercare 8,500 8,500 Ceiling Lift Slings Eldercare 300 74 22,000 Echo Cardiogram Machine Acute 250,000 Rapid Infuser Blood Warmer Acute 1 20,000
St. Vincent's Hospital Langara Cost Per Unit Qty Total Bladder Scanner 18,000 Blanket Warmers 8,200 3 24,600 Sit to Stand Lift 10,000 6 60,000 Ceiling Lift Slings 300 43 12,900 Bathing System 28,000 28,000
Youville Residence Cost Per Unit Qty Total Bath Chair 8,000 2 16,000 Blanket Warmers 4,500 2 9,000 Bathing System with Tub and Lift 40,000 3 120,000 Audio Systems 1,000 4 4,000 Specialty Wheelchairs 2,500 15 37,500
Centre for Health Aging at Providence Use of AV images in Residential Care for Seniors with
Proposed Research Project - 2009/2010 A major concern expressed by staff and families within the residential care community is the quality of life of seniors with significant cognitive problems due to dementia. Seniors living with dementia are limited in their ability to spend meaningful time when alone and not participating in structured activities. If not engaged, they face the risk of withdrawing further into their own private lives and not staying active in things that may help make their days interesting. These seniors are usually seen by others as being withdrawn and uninterested in their environments. Recent research conducted by the Centre for Healthy Aging in Providence’s Elder Care Program has shown these perceptions to be untrue - in reality, residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment are aware and do respond to environmental stimulus of interest to them.
Following these findings, the goal of this project is to explore whether the use of new audio-visual technology, namely flat screen TV's displaying captured video images of the outside world, can stimulate and maintain the spontaneous interests of seniors with high cognitive impairment.
