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1865 |
St. Patrick's Orphanage and Asylum opened in a house rented on Church Street, under the governance of a Council of Management elected from the Association of Members of St. Patrick's Church. It started with ten children and four elderly persons and the day-to-day work and care was provided by the Grey Sisters of the Cross. |
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1866 |
A larger house house was rented to keep up with the growing need. |
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1866 |
The first Ladies' Auxiliary in Ontario formed to support the work. |
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1871 |
Land was purchased at the corner of Laurier and Kent for a new building |
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1873 |
In May, 36, girls, 30 boys and 19 elderly persons, together with the Sisters and staff, moved in |
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1884 |
An annex was added to accommodate more children. |
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1887 |
A few acres of land on the Rideau River were acquired and a children's summer house was later built. (In years to come, this land would be expropriated and replaced with the land upon which the present Home sits.) |
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1926 |
The Grey Sisters of the Cross gave up their work in the Home to the newly-established Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. |
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1933 |
The name was changed to St. Patrick's Home of Ottawa. |
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1952 |
In July, ownership of the Home was transferred to the Grey Sisters of Immaculate Conception |
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Over the years social security was introduced in Ontario and people were able to make a monetary contribution towards their maintenance; as well, the children were placed in foster care and were no longer the responsibility of the Home. |
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1964 |
On June 4, seventy residents were transferred to new facilities built on the Riverside Drive land owned by the Grey Sisters, at our present site. On October 31, the building was officially opened under the distinguished patronage of Archbishop M. Joseph Lemieux, Archbishop of Ottawa. The barrack type accommodation that was found at the Laurier residence was replaced with four bed, two bed and private rooms. All were considered a luxury by the standards of the day. |
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1972 |
Forty-eight of the Home's 180 beds were approved for funding under the Ministry of Health's Extended Care program in recognition of the growing care requirements of the Residents. Over the next few years, the number of Extended Care beds quickly grew to 55, 75 and then 90 beds. |
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1976 |
The Advisory Board of St. Patrick's Home came together to consider the invitation by the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception to form the first Board of Directors. This was agreed to and the first Board was formed. |
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1979 |
St. Patrick's Home became the first Home in the region to become accredited; it has maintained this status since that time. The Social Services Department was established. The Meals-On-Wheels and Telephone Assurance Program also began. |
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1985 and 1986 |
The building was renovated and expanded to meet growing needs and to permit a balance between individual privacy and companionship for the residents. Most of the accommodation was turned into private rooms and core washrooms were replaced with ensuite washrooms. |
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1993 |
As a result of the Long Term Care Reform Act, St. Patrick's Home ceased being a Home for the Aged and became a Long Term Care Facility. With this change, the Home is now regulated by the Ministry of Health, rather than by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. |
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1996 |
The Grey Sisters turned their sponsorship of the Home over to the Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario. |
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2005 |
This year marked the 140th anniversary of St. Patrick's Home of Ottawa. |
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2006 |
With the retirement of Sr. Mona Martin, the Home now has its first Lay Executive Director, Ms. Linda Chaplin. |
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2010 |
St. Patrick's Home celebrated its 145th Anniversary. |
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2011 |
Construction begins on a new facility which will incorporate the 86 new beds awarded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in 2007 and the 202 redeveloped C beds of the current facility. |
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