New Jobs At Households At Levindale

Spreading peanut butter over warm toast; reading aloud to a rapt listener; helping someone whose life experiences could fill volumes paste pictures into a scrapbook: These sound like things you would do in your downtime, but for household associates, they’re all in a day’s work. Staff at most traditional long-term care settings facilitate regimented eating, bathing and activity times. The Households at Levindale offer a more relaxed alternative, empowering residents to set their own schedules. All they need is a helping hand from a new friend, or chaver (pronounced ha-vair) – which is the exact title appearing on the badges of the new household associates. “I’m excited to give residents the freedom to do the things that they want to do, whether it’s crocheting, exercising or relaxing,” says Mary Tonie Toogood, LPN. “I’m looking forward to working in a more naturally-paced atmosphere, without the normal time crunch of long-term care.” Folks like Mary, who want to establish real ...