York Care Centre & Foundation
100 Sunset Drive E3A 1A3 Fredericton, NB, Canada

We at York Care Centre want to wish everyone a #MerryChristmas and #HappyHolidays! From all of us, have a safe and happy holidays, and a wonderful new year.

The donations keep rolling in! We want to thank everyone in the community who have had York Care Centre in their minds this holiday season! The Coastal Graphics Ice Dogs U13 team donated gifts for our residents, and the New Brunswick Women's Institute donated three fidget quilts for our residents. We appreciate these gifts so much! Thank you everyone! #YCCPROUD

We want to say a big thank you to The Home Depot Fredericton for donating some Christmas trees and decorations to us and our residents! We really appreciate them, and we know the residents will love them! #YCCPROUD

Throughout the year, our employees contribute to support the Fredericton Community Kitchens, an organization that provides healthy meals to students in 17 different schools across the greater Fredericton area. This holiday season we are proud to present this important organization with a cheque for $6400. Pictured in this photo is Becky (Care Services Team), Joanne (Laundry Services), Tracy (Dietary Team), Cassandra (Executive Director, Fredericton Community Kitchen), and Tony Weeks our president & CEO.

Please see the following COVID-19 update from our President and CEO, Tony Weeks.

We want to wish Klaasji Leeuw a BIG happy birthday! Today she’s 100 years young, and smiling brightly! Happy birthday!! #happy100thbirthday #YCCPROUD #happybirthday

York Care Centre wants to take this time to remember and thank our veterans. Those in our family, our community, and beyond. The brave men and women served our country proudly, lest we forget them, and all they have done.

It’s starting to get festive at York Care Centre! Today our 11 trees that will be set up around the property were dropped off! We begin decorating for the holidays next week! #YCCPROUD

Please see the following COVID-19 Update from our President and CEO Tony Weeks.

As we begin to decorate and get ready for the holiday season here at York Care Centre, we want to take a moment to thank those who have helped us by making donations to the York Care Foundation this year. Your donations mean so much to us, and the residents. From your York Care Centre family, thank you.

#happymonday and #happythanksgiving everyone! Bingo is always a popular activity among residents at York Care Centre. Eryn, the activity coordinator for Tower 3, loves to put it on for the residents because she knows how much they enjoy it! We want to thank everyone for helping us work through these past few days, and few months. Have a safe and happy thanksgiving! #YCCPROUD #longtermcare #bingo

#happymonday everyone! A big shoutout to all the staff at York Care Centre who really worked hard to decorate the nursing stations and put together a costume to help us celebrate Halloween! We had a fun and spooky week which made all the staff and residents smile! #YCCPROUD #longtermcare #halloweenfun

Please take a few minutes to hear from our Chief Executive Officer about our response to the recently announced Moncton COVID cases.

Our 2020 Christmas Magazine is now for sale. To pre-order one, call or email Shannon!

Please see the following COVID-19 update from our President and CEO Tony Weeks.

#happymonday everyone! Zumba is always a big hit down in Dixon. The residents love to dance along to the music and the smiles on their faces bring us so much joy! A big thank-you to Zumba Fitness with Colleen Jesso for putting this on for our residents! #YCCPROUD #longtermcare #zumba #zumbawithseniors

#happyfriday and happy #kindnessweek from the GET Inspired team at York Care Centre! Kindness week has been going on and we decided to celebrate with some candy for staff to show how much we appreciate them and all the work they do! They’re always so kind to the residents, and we can’t thank them enough! #YCCPROUD #FrederictonKind #longtermcare Fredericton Community Foundation

York Care Centre is a leading organization in Atlantic Canada providing long-term care and lifestyle living options on a single campus nestled along a vibrant wetland ecosystem in Fredericton, New Brunswick. When it comes to aging care, we don’t fit the traditional mold. We are constantly reinventing ourselves so that our residents and families have access to the best possible care, environment, and quality of life. And our sister company, the Centre for Innovation and Res...earch in Aging (CIRA), partners with academics and innovators from across Canada to conduct research that advances aging solutions everywhere. Our employees are equally important to us. That’s why they have access to competitive wages, a free onsite fitness centre, free parking, ongoing wellness initiatives, an annual scholarship program, a ‘get inspired’ social committee, and a collective budget to celebrate important milestones and networking events. It doesn’t matter what your role, everyone contributes to make the work we do meaningful and enjoyable. Our People and Culture Team is seeking an individual who thinks innovatively and strategically as our Human Resources team aspires to enable a culture where our employees can excel. As a HR Specialist, you will be part of a team that coordinates organizational data requirements for HR analytics and insightful solutions. You will have obtained a Diploma/Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent, with a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Human Resources Specialist. You are proficient in MS Office and payroll software programs. You are confident in your abilities to administer an employee benefits program, retirement pension program and employee scheduling program. You will have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies, can use critical thinking skills and communicate effectively to proactively propose solutions. You consider yourself a ‘people person’ that strives in a fast-paced environment and is adaptable to changing work priorities, all the while paying close attention to detail. Lastly, you can coordinate training and development opportunities for employees. If you are interested in joining our People and Culture department, please forward your resume in confidence to: Human Resources York Care Centre 100 Sunset Drive Fredericton, NB E3A 1A3 [email protected] Please include ‘HR Specialist’ in the subject line of your email. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

#happymonday everyone! Our residents in Birch Grove love it when activity coordinator Jenn brings out the parachute for them to play with. It gets them moving, and they get to have some fun while they do it! #YCCPROUD #longtermcare #fungames

Happy #NationalSeniorsDay from York Care Centre! To celebrate this awesome day, Emily took some of her residents from our Dixon Unit out for a drive to see some fall leaves and enjoy the colours. The residents really enjoyed the drive, and we really enjoyed seeing their smiles. #YCCPROUD #longtermcare

Want to see more of our #happymonday posts? Head over to Instagram and give us a follow. Every week we share anew post about things going on for our staff and residents meant to bring a smile to your face and start your week off right!

Retirement always calls for celebration! A big congratulations to Carl King, Sylvia Soutar, Joan Bennett, Diane Currie and Sharon Thomas for their combined 121 years of service here at York Care Centre! We're sad to see you go, but we're very happy for you and wish you the best on your retirement! #YCCPROUD #happyretirement

Being married for 69 years is quite a feat! On this day, 69 years ago, resident Geraldine Dunphy married her husband, Eldon at 17 years old. Congratulations to both of them on 69 happy years! Here's to many more!

If you are a family member or a friend of a resident, we would love to hear from you about how we’re doing as an organization the place your loved one calls home. We check in with you once a quarter (June, September, December, March). The results of the surveys help us focus on the things that matter most to you. It’s our pleasure to open our second quarter survey, which will be available until September 30, 2020. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey: http://bit.ly/Q2FamilySurvey

It was a fun day here at York Care Centre today. A big thank you to the St. Thomas University students who came to volunteer today as part of the STU Cares day! The residents had a lot of fun playing bingo and painting! They also loved meeting the new volunteers!

It's a #HappyFriday at York Care Centre today! We bought over 300 Tim Hortons Smile Cookies for staff here today to bring a smile to their faces, and support Hospice Fredericton! Make sure to pick up your cookie over the next few days to support a great cause, and bring a smile to someone's face!

The introduction of Phase 3 visits gets us to a point where we all wanted to be with some basic training and orientation, Designated Caregivers are now able to schedule a time of their choosing to provide additional support and companionship to their loved one. Family members are an important part of our team. We will continue to advocate on behalf of residents, ideally getting us to a stage where trained family members can play a role in our overall response. These pictures are our first ‘graduates’ of the program thank you everyone for working with us on this important initiative. We are still accepting applications for Designate Caregivers. For more information, visit our website at www.yorkcarecentre.ca

JOB OPPORTUNITY York Care Centre is one of Atlantic Canada’s leading long-term care and senior housing facilities, but that’s not what makes us special. When it comes to aging care, we don’t fit into the traditional mold. In fact, we are constantly reinventing ourselves so that our residents and families have access to the best possible care, physical environment, and quality of life. Our employees are equally important to us. That’s why they have access to a free onsite fitn...ess centre, free parking, ongoing wellness initiatives, an annual scholarship program, a ‘get inspired’ social committee, and a collective budget to celebrate important milestones and networking events. We don’t stop there. Our sister company, the Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging (CIRA), partners with academics and innovators from across Canada to conduct research that advances aging solutions everywhere. It doesn’t matter what your profession is, everyone contributes to make the work we do meaningful, and enjoyable. As an organization, we’re committed in our efforts to meet the needs and enrich the lives of our residents through a thriving community of professionals dedicated to creating an environment of care and nurturing. And that is how you can assist as a Resident Attendant. If you are a good communicator, are trained to provide assistance to residents in the activities of daily living, want to work collaboratively, are willing to take charge of work activities while completing tasks in a timely and flexible manner, can provide quality resident focused care, have a positive and professional style, and your goal is to provide resident focused care as part of an interdisciplinary team then we want you on our team! Please note that applicants must have obtained their Personal Support Worker diploma. If you are interested in joining our Care Services department, please forward your resume in confidence to: Human Resources York Care Centre 100 Sunset Drive Fredericton, NB E3A 1A3 [email protected]