Amenities at Bay Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre
Bay Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre fosters a positive and uplifting atmosphere to ensure our residents’ stay is as enjoyable as possible. Our outgoing and friendly staff is dedicated to creating social programs and activities tailored to each resident’s capabilities and needs.
We provide each resident with a calendar of upcoming events, including birthday parties, movies, musical programs, outings, and other special activities. Friends and family are always welcome to visit and participate in our special events, enhancing the community experience.
Some of our special activities and amenities include:
- Active resident and family councils and volunteer programs
- Entertainment, including live music and a comedy club
- Big screen movies
- Wii gaming system
- Netflix
- Pandora music
- Music and Memory – iPods with personal playlists
- Bingo
- Current events
- Karaoke
- Fitness activities
- Stretching exercises
- Religious gatherings
- Loteria (Spanish Bingo)
- Games, trivia, history
- Gardening
- Field trips/outings
- Volunteer involvement
Nutrition and Dietary Services
Our dietary service provides well-balanced meals and snacks that are both delicious and tailored to meet each resident’s specific dietary needs. Through medical nutrition therapy, we promote quality of life, prevent malnutrition, and address weight management. Our food handling practices are safe and sanitary to ensure the highest standards.
A qualified dietitian approves all of our menus, which are carefully planned to ensure that each resident receives the recommended daily nutritional allowances for their condition. We offer various substitutions of equal nutritional value and accommodate food preferences whenever possible.
Meals and Snacks
- Three meals per day.
- Three daily snacks.
- Sack lunches provided for outside appointments.
- Flexible mealtimes for residents who prefer to eat at different times.
- Appealing, palatable foods that are attractively presented.
- Proper food temperatures: hot foods served hot, cold foods served cold.
Special and Therapeutic Diets
We accommodate a range of diets to meet the needs of residents with chewing or swallowing difficulties, including:
- Regular
- Mechanical Soft
- Chopped
- Thickened
- Pureed
- Renal
- Diabetic
Special equipment and utensils are provided to help residents maintain as much independence as possible. Our well-trained staff is available to assist residents requiring additional care.
Sanitation
Our food is handled, stored, and prepared in a sanitary manner to prevent food-borne illnesses. Potentially hazardous foods are maintained at the proper temperatures to ensure safety.
Social Services
Our social services team assists both residents and their families during transitional periods. We provide essential information, manage requests and concerns, aid in care planning, and oversee discharge planning for each resident.
Here is a list of some of the services we assist our residents with:
- Dental
- Vision
- Podiatry
- Audiology
- Initial assessment
- Psychosocial and psychiatric evaluation
- Individual therapy
- Arranging transportation to appointments
- Accompanying residents to appointments upon request
- Power of attorney
- Discharge planning
- Durable medical equipment
- Family counseling
We are dedicated to exceeding your expectations with our exceptional amenities and personalized services, ensuring your time at Bay Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre is comfortable, enriching, and truly memorable.