CREATING A NEW VISION AT MAIMONIDES: ”MORE THAN CARE”

At Maimonides Geriatric Centre, our commitment is to provide the best care and quality of life to residents wherever they are in our system – in our long-term care residence, in our Helen and Sam Steinberg Day Hospital, in accredited private homes, or in intermediate residences for those who don’t yet need the full range of long-term care.

Over the next five years, we will build on our strengths and move toward a stronger vision to become the resource of choice for the Jewish elderly of Montreal and a model of excellence for long-term care everywhere. Focused on the “MORE THAN CARE” theme, we will be a leader in providing excellent long-term care and a model for others to follow. We will strengthen our role in the community and the health care network, and stay on top of emerging trends. We are committed to finding the people and the money required to flourish and grow in this direction. Everyone will be involved: management, professionals, staff, volunteers, Corporation, Centre, Foundation and Auxiliary.

The people who live at Maimonides have six basic qualities in common:

1. When they come to us, they come for life – this is now their home.
2. They bring their own personalities, life histories, and family relationships.
3. They come here because they need professional support, and they’ll need more as time goes on.
4. They also have a full range of physical, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual needs.
5. Their families are still part of their lives and stay involved in caring for them, although they are often in a new kind of relationship.
6. Our staff has the responsibility of dealing not just with “patients”, but with whole human beings, and that includes their family.

These are the main areas we’ll be focusing on at Maimonides from 2007-2012:

1. Care to residents that is respectful, supportive, and personalized.
2. Partnerships with families that encourage and support their involvement in care.
3. Research that uncovers, promotes and shares new knowledge about long-term care.
4. Teaching that supports staff, families and the community.
5. Public relations and communications that strengthen our position with clear, coordinated and consistent messages.
6. Environments that are secure, homelike, and welcoming for residents and supportive of the work of the staff.
7. Government and network relationships that build on a spirit of collaboration an leadership.
8. Resources and support services that sustain our actions, and our new vision of long-term care.

The core mission of Maimonides Geriatric Centre, a McGill-affiliated long-term care facility, is to provide service to aging members of the community who are no longer able to function independently. They are entrusted to our care by their families, with whom we are allied in values and purpose. Our mandate is founded on a strong heritage of Jewish values and community support. We provide a continuum of high-quality care through our integrated network, which includes the Helen and Sam Steinberg Day Hospital, short-term respite care, community-based homes and a variety of long-term care accommodations. In line with our mission, the Centre serves as a training ground for professionals and conducts research into issues related to geriatric medicine and care of the elderly.

 For a longer and more complete version of the strategic plan, click here.