In the Saskatoon Heath Region, we were the first long term care home to:

• Have Indigenous representation on a board of trustees
• Voluntarily affiliate with the Saskatoon Health Region
• Partner with the Saskatchewan Indian and Métis Affairs Secretariat

In Saskatchewan, we were the first long term care home to:

• Offer an Adult Community Day Program, and Respite Care Program
• Offer physical, occupational, and music therapy to residents
• Open a therapeutic pool
• Have a specialized neighbourhood for the cognitively impaired
• Admit residents with AIDS
• Offer licenced child day care; the Oak Trees and Acorns Child Care Centre opened January 2000
• Open an aviary, home to budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels, parakeets, and canaries; opened in 2002
• Run a radio station operated by residents, volunteers, and staff; went on the air June 2002
• Open a wheelchair-accessible playground for children; opened in 2002
• Establish an Open Studio Art Program; started in 2007
• Establish the Carter Centre for Learning; opened in 2012
• Establish the Kaleidoscope Centre for Creativity; opened in 2013

In Canada, we were the first long term care home to:

• Have a Residents’ Council
• Invite residents to be voting board members
• Offer a new model of care in the Veterans Villages
• In western Canada, the first to register as an Eden Alternative ® home

Sherbrooke has also implemented numerous innovative concepts, policies, and programs, including:

• Principles of Care
• CARE2000, an empowerment model for staff
• Degrees of Intervention
• Least Restraint Policy
• Respect and Dignity Policy
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Eden Alternative ® Philosophy of Care

AWARDS

• • Accredited with Canada Council of Health Facility Accreditation since 1981
  • Saskatchewan Health Quality Council Award, Stellar Award for Quality: Category – Quality Improvement Environment 2004
  • Hygea Award, 2005
  • Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Award: Category: Client – Centered 2005
  • 100 Best Companies – (top 200 semifinalist) 2005, 2007
  • Master Gardener Nomination – Eden Conference Ohio June 2008
  • Golden Heart Award – 2008 (celebrating seniors)
  • Master Gardener – Eden Conference Denver June 2010
  • Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Award: Category – Stewardship/Sustainability 2010
  • Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council – Waste Minimization Award 2010
  • Sherbrooke chosen as of one of six “Centres of Excellence” in Canada by the Alzheimer’s Association of Canada December 2013
  • CTV W5 special featuring Sherbrooke as a Canadian Success Story September 2013, February 2014
  • Sherbrooke “Master Gardener Award” Eden International Conference Atlanta May 2018
  • Sherbrooke “Pioneer Network & Rockport Healthcare Services Community Commitment Award” Annual Pioneer Network Conference Denver August 2018
  • Sherbrooke Community Centre 2017 | 2018 GPA Leadership Excellence in Person Centred Care Award with distinction in the category of Long-Term Care
  • Mather Lifeways Institute on Aging 2018 Promising Practices Honorees Honorable Mention Sherbrooke Community Centre Teaching by Design: Creating a True Intergenerational Classroom
  • Chamber of Commerce 2020 Health Innovations Conference – Sherbrooke received a commendation at the event as being a centre of excellence and a place business people should watch. June 2019
  • Sherbrooke “Intentional Disrupter Award” Eden International Virtual Award Ceremony June 2020
  • Sherbrooke/Central Haven “Crocus Co-op Award” recognizing our homes as good workplaces for employees with challenges – December 2020
  • Open Door Society Nomination “Workplace Diversity, Inclusion and Leadership Award” February 2022
  • Melinda Sweeney and the Dementia Inclusive Community “Trail Blazer Award” Walk with Me 2022, Research Institute for Aging

Eden Alternative ® is a registered trademark, and Sherbrooke Community Centre is a registered Eden Alternative ® home. Learn more at edenalt.org.