This Remembrance Day, Rose Hill Lane is honoured and privileged to share the story of one of our clients, Veteran Thomas Charnuski… Following in the footsteps of his father before him, Thomas’s military service began at the young age of 17 when he enlisted and was stationed in Claresholm, Alberta....

September is World Alzheimer’s Month and is recognized in over 120 countries. Alzheimer’s Disease International (alzint.org) refers to Dementia as “a collective name for brain syndromes which affect memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion, and is the leading cause of disability and dependency among the elderly. Each person experiences dementia in...

Rose Hill Lane recently achieved certification with the Ontario Living Wage Network. Our approach since Rose Hill Lane began offering services has been to honour our workers by investing in them in a variety of ways. In the early days it was certainly a struggle to establish a business and...

Dementia is a scary word. On the scale of life-changing diagnoses, dementia a progressive disease, for which there is no known cure, ranks high. Dementia is a terrifying disease for the individual and the people that love them. And while it is a scary illness in so many ways, there...

Rose Hill Lane is declaring March to be Mask Madness Month and is committing to reinforcing the importance of wearing a mask to protect not only ourselves but those around us from the spread of COVID-19 and the emerging variants.  Along with Mask Awareness we want to call attention to...

Here we are at the end of the year 2020.  This is normally the time of year when we and those around us are readying for the holidays, making lists, shopping for just the right items, planning menus, greeting strangers with smiles and making plans to be with loved ones. ...

The holiday season is officially upon us! It has been a challenging year for many of us and as such, there seems to be a particular longing for a joyous holiday season. It is exciting to look forward to holiday foods and gift-giving, but the holidays can also be a...

Did you know that there are more than 747,000 Canadians living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and that in the Niagara Region alone there are more than 10,000 people living with progressive dementia? It is likely that someone you know is living with or has a loved one who is living with this affliction and...

At Rose Hill Lane, we proudly serve the elderly in our communities and we see firsthand how scary an Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis can be, not only for the person receiving the diagnosis, but also for their loved ones. It can be difficult to know where to turn or what...

Canada is celebrating its 141st official Thanksgiving this year. Originally celebrated to give thanks for the blessing of a prosperous harvest, Canadians now spend the holidays to give thanks for all of life’s blessings as well as to spend time with friends and family. As social distancing remains in effect...