Rideaucrest Home Mission, Vision And Values
Mission
Rideaucrest Home is committed to enriching the lives of people who require the long term support of a safe and caring community in which all voices are valued and personhood and dignity are respected.
Vision
Rideaucrest Home aspires to be recognized as a centre which balances a quest for excellence and innovation with its goal of supporting people to live meaningful lives.
Values - (CARE)
Compassion
We believe that:
- compassion comes from caring relationships that are based on trust, understanding and sensitivity.
- compassion requires an approach that consciously seeks the resident's perspective about what matters.
- compassion prevails when we listen to the voice of each person, respect what they say is important and then act on what is important.
Accountability
We believe that:
- Rideaucrest Home, in a position of trust as a public representative of the City of Kingston, must have the foresight to respond to the changing needs of the broader community it serves.
- we are accountable to provide a safe, respectful and healthy environment for all residents, families, volunteers, students and employees.
- we are accountable to enrich and develop our greatest asset, that of human resources, through learning and leadership opportunities.
- it is our responsibility to foster a culture that recognizes contributions to compassionate, excellent, dignified and respectful care.
- Rideaucrest Home is accountable for fiscal responsibility in service planning and implementation.
Respect & Dignity
We believe that:
- each person is a whole and unique human being with rich individual life experiences, dignity and worth.
- knowing each person is a fundamental element to providing care with respect and dignity.
- a fundamental human need exists for opportunities to continue meaningful connections and to form new relationships.
- each person has the potential to lead a meaningful life.
- each resident should be supported to lead the delivery of her or his own care by making informed choices in the context of individual values.
Excellence
We believe that:
- excellence is best achieved through partnership with members of our own community (residents, families, volunteers and employees) and with members of our broader community including learning institutions, social and health care agencies, community groups, and the corporation of the City of Kingston).
- seeking excellence means that committed people reach beyond what was ever thought possible. We believe that excellence is fostered by a culture that values openness to change, innovation, communication, networking and life-long learning.
- excellence in care must be viewed through the eyes of the resident and family.
