Stone Brook

Residents of Stone Brook receive general accommodation services including dietary and housekeeping/laundry support and supports customized to their unique needs within the scope of the applicable provincial program they are placed through. These provincial programs include:

• Alberta Health Services Continuing Care – Designated Supportive Living (DSL)
• Alberta Person’s with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) – Residential supports and Out-of-Home overnight respite
• Alberta Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Out-of-Home overnight respite and Out-of-Home Living Arrangements

Accommodation and Designated Supportive Living are delivered under the direction of Connecting Care. Services provided within Stone Brook at Wilcox and Mackenzie Cottages are delivered directly by Care Human Services through our Residential Supports Program.

In 2006 a community meeting was held in Grimshaw Alberta to address the needs of our increasing senior’s population in the region. In attendance were representatives from the Village of Berwyn, Town of Grimshaw, MD of Peace No. 135, then Peace Country Health, Integrated Life Care, and the Grimshaw/Berwyn & District Community Health Centre, as well as many interested community members.

The outcome of the meeting indicated that there was a need for a supportive living facility in the region and a committee was formed to further look at the needs of the area. The committee was comprised of individuals from the Town of Grimshaw, Care, Lac Cardinal Regional Economic Development, Senior’s Representation, and Health Counsel Representation. Over the course of six months, the committee visited other facilities, met several times with a representative from the then Peace Health Region, and compiled and studied all available documentation.

At one of the meetings, the committee asked Care to take on the project as its own. Because Care has extensive experience and background in running residences and providing services, Care passed a motion at its Board meeting to further research the possibilities of taking on such a project. Care – feeling the need for this facility in our region was required – accepted the responsibility of applying for funding.

In May of 2012, an agreement was made between the Government of Alberta and Care in which Care would receive an ASLI grant of 6.1 million dollars. Care secured 12.5 million in financing with the remaining to be fundraised in order to cover the costs of this 20.2 million dollar project.

Care got a great team together, secured an architect and builders both of which had previously built a number of such facilities, and we were off.
Care began working closely with Alberta Health Services (AHS) as 56 of 76 beds in this facility were contracted by AHS for their clients. Care would provide key services to those individuals who had been assessed by AHS as requiring supports at a Level 3, Level 4, and/or Level 4 D (dementia). In addition, 18 individuals receiving services by Care and supports through Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Child and Family Services, and/or other funders, could call Stone Brook home too.

Many decisions were made, meetings attended, tours given, information provided, it was an exciting time.

Our doors opened March 2014. The outcome has a warm and comfortable ambiance. Each space is bright with lots of natural light and colours to help you feel relaxed and ‘at home’.