CHOICE© Program

The CHOICE program features a multi-disciplinary team including physicians, social workers, chaplains, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, dieticians and other health care workers. Participants in the CHOICE program gain access to a broad range of services, including:

  • Physician care
  • Nursing care
  • Health and wellness education
  • Rehabilitation services
  • Pastoral care
  • Social Work services
  • Medications and Pharmacist consultants
  • Meals and dietary consultation
  • Transportation to and from the program
  • Recreation and socialization
  • 24 access to RN support
  • Home support (based on assessed need)
  • Access to overnight respite care

Hours & Capacity

The CHOICE© Program operates five days a week and can accommodate up to 35 participants per day with a maximum registration of 90. There is also a specialized program called the Special Care Program. This program is for clients needing a smaller, quieter program. Often, clients with more advanced dementia benefit in this environment.


Enrollment

For further information and/or enrollment into the program, call Alberta Health Services

Program Goals

Provide a safe, caring, stress-free environment with meaningful activities and stimulation designed to preserve participants’ abilities for as long as possible.

Enhance the quality of life of both clients and those in their support network, as well as to provide respite and support to caregivers.

A retrospective chart review conducted in 2012 by the University of Alberta Department of Family Medicine found that in the year following CHOICE© program enrollment, clients suffered less falls, fewer emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and decreased length of hospitalization (Samuel, Mu, Dobbs, Babenko, 2015).

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Locations

Independent Living
TeleCare®
CHOICE© Program

Good Samaritan Place

Continuing Care Type A
Dementia Care
CHOICE© Program

Good Samaritan Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Centre