Welcome to Sherbrooke is a podcast that takes you inside Sherbrooke Community Centre; a long term care home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where 263 residents live and which follows the Eden Alternative Philosophy of Care.

In this episode, we find a comfortable couch, decorated with lovely pillows, to sit down with Trudy Fisher and Patricia Roe to discover why creating an inviting, stimulating and comfortable environment is important to the well-being of residents.

There are 10 Principles within the Eden Alternative Philosophy of Care. Principal number two is what we focus on in this episode. It states that a caring, inclusive and vibrant community enables all of us, regardless of age or ability, to experience well-being.

When it comes to designing a community through the lens of the Eden Alternative philosophy, few do it better than Trudy Fisher and Patricia Roe. Trudy managed our Tumbleweed Gift Shop for many years until retiring last year. Patricia was Sherbrooke's Communications Leader until her retirement in 2016. They made our community better through their passion for providing well-being to residents, and even in their retirement, you can find them today creating displays and working with residents and staff to make Sherbrooke feel like home.

Trudy and Patricia talk about why making a long term care home feel like home is so important to residents and how they work with residents to ensure their needs are being met.

As you will quickly notice, Trudy and Patricia are dear friends and really don't need anyone asking them questions. They just love talking with each-other!

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Episode Credits:

Produced, edited, mixed by Eric Anderson

Executive Producer is Kim Schmidt

Music licensed through APM Music

Gathered on location at Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada