Congratulations to everyone on the successful completion of this week’s 2022 Accreditation Canada onsite survey of Bethany’s long term care sites and our governance, leadership and care protocols. Bethany has been recommended for Accredited Status by our Accreditation Canada survey team and we will await formal confirmation.
The surveyor team had many very positive comments about their time with Bethany this week, among them:
- Observation of our Board’s strong technical and professional skillsets, clear lines of accountability, a commendable level of support for innovation; an obvious commitment to the advancement of FOCUS 2025 strategic goals and movement to add “foresight” to their governance role.
- An overwhelmingly positive view into how Bethany employees live into the mission, vision, and values of the organization in so many ways: comments about Bethany homes being “immaculate”; people having “incredible pride in their jobs”; families speaking about how Bethany staff are “like family”; families feeling confident that their loved ones feel “welcome and safe”; the seamless partnership between Bethany and Aramark employees.
- An appreciation of developments at Bethany that are leading edge and quite unique: our special programs like Alternative Level of Care program and Young Adults Program, our sensory programming and use of technology, and our Palliative and End of Life Care program developments.
The dedication and hard work that each of you involved in the accreditation process showed has been remarkable. A successful Accreditation Canada survey is a reflection of Bethany’s commitment to the care and safety of our long term care residents, and a recognition of everyone’s contributions to creating the caring community that is Bethany.
