Extendicare Athabasca's professional nursing staff are onsite 24-hours a day. Care aides who are commited to care provide hands-on care at the bedside assisting residents with activities of daily living. Accurate record keeping, as a component of our quality improvement activities, ensures that provincial, regional, and Extendicare standards are met, reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis. We are accountable for the quality of care that we provide.

Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have the opportunity to live life to its fullest in a safe, supportive and caring environment. Our 13-bed special care unit is designed and staffed with those needs in mind.

Dietary Services
We pride ourselves on providing nutritious home-cooked meals. Our head cook and the resident and family council regularly review our meal plans and make suggestions for improvements. Our visiting dietician works closely with our caregivers to assess the nutritional requirements of residents and integrate their needs into a balanced nutritional meal plan. The total dining experience is important to us and is assured through ongoing communication and feedback.

Social Work Services
Our social worker can help you and your family to become acquainted and accustomed to this new living environment. The social worker, a member of our leadership team, provides supportive counselling, information and education with regard to adjustment, psychosocial, and financial issues, guardianship, trusteeship, and as needed referrals to appropriate community resources. 

Partners in Care
Extendicare Athabasca maintains well established partnerships with many professional in our community. These relationships include, but are not limited to:

• Physicians
• Optometrists
• Dentists
• Pharmacy
• Respiratory Care