Salem Home

At Salem Home, everything we do is guided by one thing -
our mission statement:

“To provide Christ-centred care embracing the values of compassion, dignity, excellence and faith.”

Our board of directors and staff passionately live out this mission in their day-to-day lives at Salem. In doing so, they make sure our values of compassion, dignity, excellence and faith are the four pillars of the foundation of our organization. Although they may seem very simple, these values enable us to provide the best possible care for our residents. To learn more about our values click here.

Our vision is that Salem Home will be recognized as an innovative leader in the delivery of long-term care. Many of our programs and services are recognized as some of the best in the industry. Check out what some of our staff, the residents and their family members are saying about life at Salem Home here.

Salem Home is accredited through Accreditation Canada.  This means we meet nationally developed organizational and care standards and are measured against other long term care facilities.  The Special Care Unit was recognized by Accreditation Canada as a Best Practise in the 2003 survey. 

We are also required to meet the Personal Care Home Standards legislated by the Manitoba Government.  Standards visits are made by Manitoba Health every two years.

Some things to know about us:

• We are home to 145 residents and one respite client
• Each resident has their own private room and washroom, and is able to decorate their home as they prefer.  There is a permanent ceiling lift in every resident's room. 
• There are five neighbourhoods in which residents live - Cottonwood, Maple North, Maple South, Evergreen, Willow.
• Relationship-centred care is provided in the following specialized environments:    Personal Care, Special Needs or Alzheimer's/Dementia Care, Young Residents, Behavioral Modification, and Respite Care.
• We are the only Personal Care Home in Manitoba with a Special Care Unit.  It is a specifically designed behavioral modification unit for those having difficulty in a normal care environment.
• The Special Care Unit also has an Outreach Program that provides support/assistance to other facilities throughout Central Regional Health Authority and beyond. 
• We are the only rural facility in Manitoba - acute/long term care - to use Electronic Health Records.  We are one of a few facilities in the province to use the Electronic Health Record as designed.
• We were the first facility to implement dietary information electronically.  We are the only facility in the region to use computerized dietary records.
• As one of two facilities in the province, we began using a micro-fibre based cleaning system in 2006.  Since then, infection rates in the facility have steadily been dropping - from 18% in 2005 to nine infections per 1,000 resident days in 2010.
• We employ over 290 staff.  The demographics of these employees are:  46% of all employees are 39 years of age and younger; 69% of nurses are 49 years and younger;  43% of all employees have been with us for five years or less
• We have a multi-national staff in composition - British, Brazilian, Dutch, German, Russian, Filipino, Pakistani, Mexican, Canadian, etc.
• We have a dedicated group of over 200 volunteers who spend time with residents.
• Both the churches and community are involved in providing programs to the residents.  The number of programs range from 300 to 360 per year.
• We provide practicum experience to a number of educational programs - Assiniboine College Practical Nursing Program, Brandon University Psychiatric Nursing Program, and Red River Community College Resident Care Attendant Program.
• Salem Home teachs it's own Resident Care Attendant course which gives students the opportunity to work while studying.
• Salem Home is owned by 13 Mennonite congregations within the Winkler and surrounding district.
• Salem Home and the Regional Health Authority - Central Manitoba Inc. have an established relationship through a Service Purchase Agreement.  The agreement outlines services, financial funding and the relationship between the two organizations.
• We are the largest personal care home in rural Manitoba.