About Trinity Village
Trinity Village has been serving our senior community since 1972.
Trinity Village
A Good Place to Live and Work
By creating a community within each housing type, surrounding community, and neighborhood where life could be lived meaningfully
Within this community of senior living, interdependence and collaboration of generations occur, allowing individuals to continue to live meaningful lives. Visitors of any age will help alleviate the loneliness and boredom of those residing and visiting the Village.
At the heart of our philosophy is a partnership with numerous educational institutions as we bring students into the community. These students will become natural community members through direct on-hand experiences in working with persons in a new environment where the focus is on the person rather than on a diagnosis or aging.
There are congregational areas for gardening, entertainment, playing games, and gardening, and areas where on-to-one conversations can take place to share life histories and stories.
We are a group of passionate citizens who want a better life for seniors in the Region of Waterloo. Our leaders are involved and committed to creating a community life where people will continue to live a life that matters.
Thank you isn't enough to show my gratitude.
Our Values
We Value People
We are a family of caring individuals, committed to serving our residents, their families, our staff, our volunteers and our communities.
Corporately, we promote a sense of belonging through honest, open communication and teamwork. We serve the interests of Trinity Village in conjunction with The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Retirement Homes Regulatory Act and Lutheran Homes Kitchener - Waterloo
We Value Excellence
We embrace change to delight those we serve.
Corporately, we are committed to continually improving our services, balancing the needs of residents and staff with good stewardship and accountability.
Individually, we welcome innovative initiatives that are openly evaluated, helping us to foster a learning and results-oriented environment.
Through best practice, research, innovative technology, and the accreditation process for the continuous improvement of services. Through the use of feasible eco-friendly initiatives.
We Value Integrity
We practice honest and ethical leadership and management.
Corporately, we create a trusting environment by being transparent and open, and by being true to our words.
Individually, we serve in an honorable manner, saying what we mean and meaning what we say. We are accountable for our decisions and choices.
We Value Partnerships
Co-operation and collaboration are intrinsic to the way we grow and manage risk.
Corporately, our success is achieved in partnership with our residents, staff, volunteers, community and funders.
Individually, we actively cultivate relationships with partner groups and organizations to increase knowledge, resources and learning.
Our Philosophy
Trinity Village has adopted the Eden Alternative as the guiding philosophy of care. The Eden philosophy is based on 10 principles that, when followed, provide guidance on how we can help elders continue living meaningful lives when they become too frail to live independently. It creates an environment that reduces feelings of loneliness, helplessness and boredom experienced by many elders living in care homes.
Eden provides elders with opportunities to be respected and honoured for their wisdom. It provides them with opportunities to give back to their community and to be engaged in activities they find meaningful every day. It fosters an environment where elders want to live, where families want to visit, and where staff wants to work.
Well-being is an approach to care that supports the WHOLE person, that upholds their right to a life full of purpose, connection, empowerment, and possibility… regardless of age or changing abilities.
Empowering Cultures
Empowered care professionals = Empowered elders
Empowered Organizations Say
Improved recruitment, retention, highly response teams, a shift from caregiving to care partnering, compassionate and collaborative caring relationships, well-being for all involved.
Empowered Elders Say
I’m not a victim of the healthcare system, My values are honored, I feel heard and seen, I’m a participant in my care, I have control over my life.
Empowered Employees Say
I know I make a difference, I feel more confident, We build on our strengths, I love my job, I am part of the solution, I know I make a difference, I feel more confident.
EDEN Principles
A caring, inclusive and vibrant community enables all of us, regardless of age or ability, to experience well-being.
We thrive when we have easy access to the companionship we desire. This is the antidote to loneliness.
We thrive when we have variety, spontaneity, and unexpected happenings in our lives. This is the antidote to boredom.
Meaningless activity corrodes the human spirit. Meaning is unique to each of us and is essential to health and well-being.
Decision-making must involve those most impacted by the decision. Empowerment activates choice, autonomy, and influence.
Wise leadership is the key to meaningful and lasting change. For it, there can be no substitute.
I get personal satisfaction from my job and feel proud of my work here.
CARF Accreditation
Accredited Programs
- Long-Term Care
- Dementia Specialty
- Assisted Living
- Independent Living
- Adult Day Program
- Governance
Results
Trinity Village demonstrated substantial conformance to the standards. Leadership at Trinity Village and the interdisciplinary teams are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of person-centered care; they demonstrated a commitment to responding to residents' and family needs in innovative ways, especially technology. Families communicated a high level of satisfaction with the care of their family members. They consistently stated that all levels of staff were sensitive to their issues and quickly responded to their concerns and questions. Residents expressed positive feelings toward all the staff members and felt deep bonds, especially with the direct care staff members.
Trinity Village earned a Three-Year Accreditation
The leadership team and staff are complimented and congratulated for this achievement. Achieving a 99.7% CARF Benchmarking conformance measure. Trinity Village is a proud person-centered site, demonstrating the value needed to make it a good place to live and work. We thank you, Board, for participating for the first time with CARF.
Support Trinity Village
On September 17th, 2022 our community came together to raise funds to reduce loneliness and ensure that Trinity Village Care Centre & Studio residents could have access to SMART Technology for a better connection with family and person-centered programming. It was a beautiful day, filled with laughter, great food, crafts, ice cream and so much more!
Our goal was to raise $25,000. We were overjoyed that we exceeded our goal and raised a total of $30,356! Thank you to our community for all your donations of time and, or money and to all our Sponsors!
This would not have been possible without YOU!
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