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

• Have Aboriginal representation on a board of trustees
• Voluntarily affiliate with the SHR
• Partner with the Saskatchewan Indian and Métis Affairs Secretariat

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

• Have a Resident’s 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

AWARDS

• Winner of the Stellar Award for Quality from the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council for Quality Improvement in the Environment category, 2004.
• In 2004, CEO Suellen Beatty was awarded a meritorious service decoration by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson for her instrumental role in developing The Sherbrooke Village Model.
• Winner of a Saskatchewan Health Care Excellence Award from the Group Medical Services for demonstrating excellence in the Client-Centred/Client Satisfaction category, 2005.
• Winner of the Master Gardener Award for the best Eden Alternative ® home in the world, Denver, Colorado, 2010
• Winner of the Master Gardener Award for the best Eden Alternative ® home in the world, Atlanta, Georgia. 2018
• Winner of the Community Commitment Award from the Pioneer Network, Denver, Colorado. 2018

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