Mental Health and Wellness Program

Over the last year, our Mental Health and Wellness Program Seeds of Success has been able to get back to basics since we moved on from Covid. Since February of this year, we have been able to get back to group work for gardening, and creative expression while we continuing to provide one-onone’s for those residents who are not able to participate in group settings. This program continues to be a source of therapeutic support for many residents at Northwood in Halifax. The program has also been a great support for the Bedford Campus, on a smaller scale than Halifax. The Bedford program continues to support residents with a therapeutic gardening program for those who need assistance with mental health support.

The program lead, Leilani Reum supports both the Halifax and Bedford programs, offering the program 5 days per week between each site. Most recently, the program partnered with Community Recreation on the Black Street Mural workshop which was held in our space. The goal was to generate ideas for the mural from the community as well as program participants. As we look forward to the next year, there will be a Mental Health Support Group in our space. This is wonderful for our residents to have a place for conversation and to further promote their wellness. Lastly, our space has taken on a new look and is so much brighter. If you are in the building, please drop in for a look.

As the list of Northwood facilities grows, so does the need for continued investment in our campus communities. It is essential for our residents, tenants, and staff that all of our facilities run safely and efficiently and have an interconnectivity that supports our community within the West Bedford community.

On March 1st, we were very happy to open the Bedford Campus pedway, finally creating a true Bedford Campus. The pedway connects Ivany Place, our Bedford long-term care facility, to Northwood Place and our Bedford Community Centre.

The March 1st event was well received, with a large group of staff, residents, tenants, donors, and others in attendance.

One tenant of Northwood Place, one of our affordable retirement living buildings' called the new pedway his "causeway", to allow him to visit his wife each day at Ivany Place. His love story with his wife began crossing the Canso Causeway.