Philosophy
MISSION STATEMENT:
Providing the best long-term residential care possible by trained professional caregivers bringing comfort, healing, and dignity, in an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and loved.
Providing the best long-term residential care possible by trained professional caregivers bringing comfort, healing, and dignity, in an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and loved.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Sunbeam Lodge is a home away from home, providing long-term and respite residential treatment to severely developmentally challenged and medically fragile children, youth, and adults, accepting referrals from resources in and around the province of Ontario.
Sunbeam Lodge is a home away from home, providing long-term and respite residential treatment to severely developmentally challenged and medically fragile children, youth, and adults, accepting referrals from resources in and around the province of Ontario.
VALUE STATEMENT:
Serving our residents practicing Christian principles, ensuring their best interests and individual needs are understood and provided for, and that their families are honoured in all we do.
Serving our residents practicing Christian principles, ensuring their best interests and individual needs are understood and provided for, and that their families are honoured in all we do.
FOUNDATION VERSE:
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me (Jesus Christ)” – Matthew 25:40
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me (Jesus Christ)” – Matthew 25:40
CULTURAL DIVERSITY:
Children and youth come into care with many diverse cultures, traditions, religions and ethnicities. It is imperative that staff respect and allow for the inclusion of services related to these diversities in their daily care giving in a way that is non-discriminatory, reasonable and respectful to the personal circumstances of each and every resident in care. This includes the following :
Children and youth come into care with many diverse cultures, traditions, religions and ethnicities. It is imperative that staff respect and allow for the inclusion of services related to these diversities in their daily care giving in a way that is non-discriminatory, reasonable and respectful to the personal circumstances of each and every resident in care. This includes the following :
- Ethno-cultural traditions and lifestyle values requiring staff to be educated and orientated so they learn to respect these traditions and are knowledgeable on how to incorporate these values into their daily care-giving practices.
- Racial acceptance and maintaining an environment that is free of any evidence or practice that appears to express discrimination.
- Linguistic needs that require provision of translators allowing families and residents to communicate their needs and desires in a way that they can understand and be understood when communicating with staff and professionals involving the care of the resident. This includes provision of services under the French Language Services Act where necessary.
- Ancestral diversity is unique and therefore requires staff to be educated on its value and significance in the lives of our residents and their families. Ancestral diversity is not critical to all our residents, however, to those who hold it in high regard staff must understand and ensure this practice is respected. It may be in the practice of health therapy, religious or family history shared through family stories, the presence of photos and practices in the daily routine of the resident. Staff must be sensitive to the wishes of the family and again these practices are to be incorporated into the resident’s Plan of Care.