We provide an active life for all residents through a variety of daily activities that engage the mind and body. Spiritual care can also play an important role every day. And residents appreciate the comfort of our home-like setting. This holistic approach is what distinguishes Sanctuary at Fraser Villa.

Home-like amenities with professional care.

Our living center features warm, welcoming accommodations. The center's neat, clean environment is integral to delivering high-quality health care services. Our rooms are nicely decorated and provide plenty of space for personal effects. We offer private and semi-private accommodations, and our rooms have special touches and inviting extras that enhance comfort.

Our chapel is open to all faiths. You can even invite friends and family to services.

Carefully planned meals are expertly served to be pleasing to the palate and nutritionally sound. The dining room invites socialization, and you can dine with your family. You may also reserve these areas for special celebrations. Let us know what we can do to help. Your complete satisfaction is our goal.

The professionally landscaped grounds are highlighted with beautiful flowers and greenery. Whether you prefer to spend summer afternoons outside with your family or choose to enjoy the fresh air with your friends in the fall, our pleasant surroundings have plenty to offer.

The fastest way home from the center.

To fully recover from a major illness, surgery, or accident, you may need specialized rehabilitation care and medical attention. At Sanctuary at Fraser Villa, we can help rehabilitate you with a personal therapy plan delivered by caring, qualified professionals so you can go home as fast as possible.

Whether you need complex medical care or comprehensive rehabilitation, the physicians and staff at Sanctuary at Fraser Villa work together to meet your needs. We nurture the mind, body and spirit. Our care is rooted in the quality and compassion you expect from Sanctuary at Fraser Villa.

Sanctuary at Fraser Villa has transformed its care to vastly improve the life of its elders through a gradual culture change. Trinity Health, the fourth largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. honored Sanctuary at Fraser Villa with the following awards for 2006:

• Best Place to Work With the Best People-
• Leadership in Quality Improvement and Resident Safety
• Excelling in Meeting Community Needs in 2006
• Innovation and Learning Around Cultural Changes

Many factors were considered when Trinity Health made the decision to honor Sanctuary at Fraser Villa for these awards.

The Best Place to Work With the Best People award was a result of employee satisfaction surveys, turnover rate, attendance records, and committee participation from all staff to develop and implement changes in policies and procedures. Gail Sliwinski, administrator, noted, “Our CENA Leadership Council is one of the many committees developed at Sanctuary at Fraser Villa to examine the way we normally do things to determine what the best way would be. This paradigm shift is prominent throughout our journey of change that affects our way of life daily.”

The second award, Leadership in Quality Improvement and Resident Safety addresses quality improvement initiatives to perform in the top quartile of CMS quality measures for nursing care. “We were selected because of our process improvement around resident care”, Sliwinski stated. “We have a dynamic Director of Nursing, Diane Hryciuk, R.N.,M.S.N. who has been instrumental in raising the bar in the nursing department.”

The third award, Excelling in Meeting Community Needs was given for the fundraising activities of residents and staff. The fundraising committee incorporates the needs of the residents, staff members as well as the broader community recognizing the importance of improving the quality of life for all people. In addition to assisting residents and staff, the committee adopted families in the community at Christmas time, and donated to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

The fourth award was given for Innovation and Learning Around Cultural Changes relating to the 3-year transformation from a medical model of care to a social model. The adopted social model of care is known as the “EDEN Alternative” which has a basic philosophy of eliminating the three plagues of “loneliness, helplessness and boredom.” Incidentally, Sanctuary at Fraser Villa has been evaluated as an Edenized facility has earned an “Eden Tree” which was be presented on June 14th.

Plans to spend the honorariums received from Trinity Health has not been determined. Sanctuary at Fraser Villa will gather residents and staff to choose the best place the funds will benefit the residents.