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Haro Park Centre
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Total Number Of Beds : 154
Description
Vision Statement
Leaders in enhancing the lives of elders and staff
Mission Statement
Haro Park Centre is a Campus of Care committed to enhancing the lives of Elders
Our Board staff and volunteers partner with other agencies and the community to provide independent living assisted living and complex care in Vancouvers West End
Haro Park Centre provides an environment that supports choice to age in place through the later stages of life
Value Statement
Accountability
We answer for our actions and we are fiscally responsible
Compassion
We are sensitive to the physical emotional and spiritual needs of others
Ethics
We apply principles of fairness and justice in decision making
Innovation
We grow stretch experiment learn and improve
Integrity
We are honest we tell and do the truth
Respect
We celebrate diversity support individual autonomy and dignity we are responsive to others
History
History of Haro Park Centre
The history of Haro Park Centre is an amazing story It is a story that highlights how the vision of a few people made a significant impact on a Vancouver WestEnd Community and the lives of others Its beginning take us to the early seventies when the idea of building a longterm care facility for seniors was only a dream
In 1972 the Lions Gate Bnai Brith Building Society purchased the land on which Haro Park Centre is situated In May 1977 a small group of people decided to seek support for building a longterm care facility in Vancouver In September 1977 the Netherlands Association for Senior Care contacted the Lions Gate Bnai Brith Building Society to request their participation in a joint venture As a result of the cooperative relationship in October of 1978 Haro Park Centre Society was officially registered in Victoria In May 1980 Haro Park Centre an 8 million dollar complex was finished and ready for its first residents Haro Park Centre was officially opened on November 6 1980 with many dignitaries member and friends celebrating the achievement of an historic moment As stated by Bob McLelland Minister of Health nothing on this scale has ever been provided for in British Columbia
Today Haro Park Centre with 154 beds is the largest care facility in the West End of Vancouver BC The Centre provides care to seniors who meet the BC Ministry of Health criteria for Complex Care A Special Care Unit provides specialized care for the mentally fragile resident Palliative care is available when Haro Park Centre can meet the specific needs of the resident Haro Park Centre also provides subsidized housing 64 bachelor and one bedroom suites for independent seniors
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