Services We Offer
- On Site Health Aide
- On Site Nursing Staff
- Independent Living
- Individualized Levels of Care
- Meals on Wheels
Mission Statement
Mosquito Creek Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides affordable accommodation, care and services in Nanton and area, to support & enhance quality of life for seniors in a rural setting.
Vision
Providing seniors with an enjoyable, wholesome, vibrant lifestyle where they thrive because our care and services meet their needs in bright, spacious, modern and inviting facilities supported by families, community, and compassionate, capable caring staff, volunteers, and leadership.
Board of Director Members
- Leigh McNeil – Chairman
- Dave Richardson – Vice Chairman
- Jennifer Handley
- Harry Streeter
- Evan Berger
- Sheena Taggart
The Management Team
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is responsible to carry forward the business planning, policies and strategies under the direction of the Board of Directors. Under the direction of the CAO the department managers, administration and maintenance team look after the day to day operations of Silver Willow Lodge, Kilmorie Place and Oxley Manor.
Team Members
Deb Zaluski – Chief Administrative Officer
Anne Fleming – Financial & Admin Assistant
– Personnel Services Coordinator
Laurie Pakenham – Resident Services Manager
Directors and Management
The commitment of the Board of Directors is to demonstrate ethical and professional conduct and maintain responsibility of the Management team and confidence of the membership of the public. The Board of Directors implements and ensures the management body carries out the powers, duties and functions assigned to it under the act. The board develops and evaluates the policies, competion of strategies and action of business planning and policy direction to the managers and administrators.
Our Board of Directors is comprised of 6 members as described in the Ministerial Order. The board governs the operations of the foundation in accordance with the foundation’s policies and MD of Willow Creek, MD of Ranchlands, and the Town of Nanton.
Vision
Providing seniors with an enjoyable, wholesome, vibrant lifestyle where they thrive because our care and services meet their needs in bright, spacious, modern and inviting facilities supported by families, community, and compassionate, capable caring staff, volunteers, and leadership.
The History of the Foundation
The Mosquito Creek Foundation is a management body that incorporated in 1995; it is comprised of 6 board members and approximately 40 staff (plus Alberta Health Services staffing). The Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to safe, secure housing of seniors located in the communities of Nanton and Stavley in the MD of Willow Creek, in southern Alberta.
Mosquito Creek Foundation owns and operates the Silver Willow Lodge in Nanton which was originally built in 1977. In 1984 the Foundation assumed management of Seniors Self Contained Housing at Kilmorie Place and Oxley Manor in 1995; both buildings are registered under the Alberta Housing Act.
An addition to the Silver Willow Lodge was completed in May 2009 and is classed as a designated supportive living facility (DSL) regulated by Alberta Health Services. This facility boasts nice one bedroom units and 21 studio rooms, bringing the total to 30 rooms and the building as a whole to 81 units.