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Apotex- Jewish Home for the Aged: 6 in-patient units


The Apotex is a wonderful state of the art building catering to the needs of the elderly Jewish population. The Apotex is made up of 7 units. Each unit is composed of three communities and each community is the home to approximately 28 residents. Our primary population is residents who live with Alzheimer’s disease or some form of dementia.

Apotex 2- Physical Support Unit
This 79 bed unit focuses on older persons who are living with physical conditions that result in frailty and fragility. These residents require sophisticated assistance to enable them to continue to live their lives and fulfill their goals and daily activities. This unit enables nursing staff to learn about physical conditions common with ageing and the impact of these conditions on mobility, pain, activities of daily living, and emotional health.

Apotex 3 – Behavioural and Mental Health Unit
This 72 bed unit is organized in the same fashion as the other Apotex units, but the population living on this unit is markedly different. The residents who live here do so because they need a specialized environment and a specialized care team to help manage the behavioural manifestations of their cognitive or mental health issues. This work area is an ideal setting for those wanting to understand ageing and the cognitive or mental health changes or major issues present in this population.

Apotex 4, 5, and 6 – Cognitive Support Units (3 Units)
These three 79 bed units focus on persons living with Alzheimer and related dementias. The focus of care is on enabling individuals to live their full life. A concept of enablement is utilized and much of the care is ground-breaking due to this philosophy. Staff work with issues around ageing and management of physical, emotional and cognitive well-being in a population whose cognitive abilities are quite limited.

Apotex 7- Stroke and/or Cognition Unit
This 79 bed unit is organized into three pods or communities. The residents are living with a wide range of cognitive and physical changes to their abilities – from mild to severe cognitive impairment and from ambulating independently, to being wheel-chair bound. The patients have primary diagnoses of stroke, vascular dementia and prevalent co-morbidities of Coronary Artery Disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Nurses in this setting will focus on physical assessment, communication with those persons experiencing language deficits, support for ADLs, management of challenging behaviours, activation around quality of life, and specific treatments – such as wound care, hyperdermoclysis, tube feeding and catheterization.