Florentine residents complete evac, other Interior Health patients ongoing
The Florentine has completed its evacuation of its residents out of the City of Merritt.
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Interior Health begins to send evacuated seniors home
Residents in Interior Health long-term care homes are now in the process of returning home after being evacuated due to wildfire risk.
Merritt one of five Interior locations to relocate seniors
Ongoing wildfires have created cause for Interior Health to evacuate long-term care homes in five different communities, including the City of Merritt.
Florentine giving up Complex Care License
With Gillis House, Merritt’s other option for complex care, typically operating at full capacity this may mean a move out of town for several, if not all, of the Florentine’s Complex Care residents.
IH appoints administrator to oversee Florentine operations
The Interior Health Board of Administrators has appointed an administrator to manage the day-to-day long-term care operations of the Florentine senior’s care home in Merritt.
Florentine subject of nineteen infractions
The Florentine senior’s residence in Merritt is currently the subject of nineteen outstanding infractions, eight of which are designated as critical.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Florentine
The Florentine Seniors Residence has entered a lockdown following a positive COVID-19 case in one of the residents.
First round of vaccines reach some Florentine residents, not others
Among those first to have the opportunity to receive the vaccine were supposed to be the residents of The Florentine Retirement and Assisted Living Facility, though scheduling issues plagued the first round.
Florentine residents enjoying the sunshine
At the Florentine, staff have been coming up with ways to keep residents active and engaged while they are under quarantine.
Seniors craft for a cause
As wintertime approaches, local seniors are stitching up a storm to provide some warmth for...
Rehabilitated Cabbage Patch Kids provide boon for Merritt food bank
The crafty seniors at the Florentine retirement community are back at it again — channeling...
Seniors knit nearly a hundred toques for those in need
A team of seniors have turned a pastime into a good deed for the community’s most vulnerable...
