ABOUT US
Nestled in the town of Windsor NS, Dykeland Lodge has a staff of 225 employees, 40 volunteers and 111 residents. Dykeland Lodge has a robust and creative recreation program which engages all residents spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs on a daily basis.
The Leadership Team is very proud to be working with a wide range of caring and dedicated individuals and organizations from government to community with a genuine focus on providing exceptional and quality care of our residents. We continue to actively promote our new Strategic Direction revised in May 2019. This new vision supports resident-centered care on a new level. Our overall goal is simply “Enriching Lives”.
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A N N U A L R E P O R T
2023 Dykeland Lodge Annual Report: Our History…Our Journey…Our Dream
MEET OUR TEAM
Main Phone Number: 902-798-8346
Krista Beeler
Administrator
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
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Michelle MacDonald
Director of Care
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact” – Les Brown
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Kim Hillier
Human Resource, Education and Recruitment Coordinator
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” —Blaise Pascal
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Brenda Ennis
Director of Finance
“If you love your work, you’ll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you – like a fever. ” — Sam Walton
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Ed Sherman
Director of Environmental Services
“Trust yourself and you will have endless opportunities.”
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Carlene Cole-Beaver
Director of Food Services & Dietitian
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates, philosopher
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Victoria Gagne
Director of Recreation
“Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.” — Minnie Mouse
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Charlotte Schofield
Office Coordinator
“If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.” – Author unknown
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Ann Thibeau
Assistant Director of Care
“The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.” – Johnny Iuzzini
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Keri Cochrane
Assistant Director of Nursing
Mirella Veras
Physiotherapist
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.” – C.G. Jung
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Caitlin Ferreira
Clinical Dietitian
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas change the world.”–Robin Williams (as John Keating in Dead Poets Society)
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Sylvanna Jarmash
ADOF
“It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” —Queen Elizabeth II
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Erin Lamb
Occupational Therapist
“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.” – Harold Kushner
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Caitlin England
Rehab Assistant
“The Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with a Single Step.” — Lao Tzu
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Kristi Haliburton
Infection Control Manager
“When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.”
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Annette Sawler
Master Scheduler
“The end of a journey means the start of another one.” — Book of Felicity
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Dawn Powers
Supervisor, Support Services
“When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
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