Salvation Army Buchanan Lodge

Name :

Salvation Army Buchanan Lodge

Address  :

409 Blair Avenue

Town  :

New Westminster

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V3L 4A4

Phone  :

604 522 7033

Fax  :

604 522 3689

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

admin@buchanan-lodge.com

Description

Our Mission Statement
Buchanan Lodge is a residential care facility dedicated to serving a diverse community while sharing the love of God through

Inspiring excellence in teamwork and leadership

Delivering compassionate and innovative care

Providing an enriched home environment

We believe that the inspiration and motivation behind our mission to care for the resident and those we server in our diverse community is the love of Christ

We believe teamwork at all levels of the organization is central to achieving high performance and excellent services

We believe in fostering harmonious and cooperative community partnerships in order to provide excellent care and services

We believe that leadership is practiced at all levels of the organization as people are engaged and empowered to deliver care and services

We believe that it is essential to respect and honor the worth and uniqueness of those we serve

We believe that compassionate care means understanding the physical intellectual social emotional and spiritual needs of those we serve and responding to these needs in a loving caring manner

We believe that innovative care means providing the highest standard of care possible by creatively using the resources available to improve or sustain the holistic needs of those we serve

We believe that the residents home is enriched by providing a warm cheerful familyoriented nonthreatening and safe environment

Our Vision
Imagine

A gung ho team serving in their strengths and values in a home where residents love living

G growth amp innovation

U understanding

N nurturing

G good fun

H health and safety

O optimal communication

History

Buchanan Lodge was originally the homestead of Samuel Bently and Sarah Sadie Buchanan and was donated to The Salvation Army in 1946 by Mr Buchanan Lieutenant Charles Watt faithfully visited Mrs Buchanan in her last days As a memoriam to his wife Mr Buchanan gave his home and property to The Salvation Army to be used as a rest home Renovations and extensions were made to make a home for 52 ladies which included two or three to a room As time went on people were reluctant to share rooms

Buchanan Lodge became part of the BC Governments Long Term Care Program in 1980 and provided personal immediate care to 43 residents In 1985 the home was unionized with the Hospital Employees Union HEU representing the support staff of this Facility and in 1998 with British Columbia Nurses Union BCNU

In 1993 the Lodge was demolished to make way for a new 112 multilevel care facility on site In 1995 our official name became The Salvation Army Buchanan Lodge In February of 1997 Buchanan Lodge moved to its new facility on 409 Blair Avenue New Westminster BC