http://kenhealthcareja.com Support and Care Jamaica Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:13:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thinking of retiring to the Caribbean?  Keep The Faith Magazine recently featured Ken Health Care's Lyn Kennedy-McKenzie for an interview on retirement and the implications for those who are aged and their famillies. Click on the link Keep the Faith April to read the article. We'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/keep-the-faith-magazine-features-kfh/   This week, I had cause to review an article in the Gleaner on the plight of the nation’s seniors, some of whom are simply dumped by relatives in nursing homes. Written just two years ago in 2008, the article brought into stark focus the fact that many elders are regarded ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/ken-health-care%e2%80%99s-lyn-kennedy-mckenzie-on-honouring-our-fathers-and-mothers/ http://kenhealthcareja.com/khc2/ Many who pass through Ken Healthcare's gates will attest to the fact that the house sits within beautifully picturesque grounds.  And in deep summer, there's no better time to stop and 'smell the [KHC] roses'. One of the things that KHC founder, Lyn Kennedy-McKenzie finds particularly rewarding is her role as 'head gardener'.  ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/positively-blooming/ Out with the old but in with the new, the new website is now here! We hope you find all that you’re looking for on our new-look website to learn about Ken Health Care and our quality client care. With regular news, photos and opinion pieces, we hope you’ll enjoy checking ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/a-new-look-khc-website-unveiled/ I hope that here my Aunt will find peace and comfort. I appreciate all that the staff is doing to ease her pain and give her dignity. S Richards, April, 2010 I appreciate all that the staff is doing. I am so pleased. May the good Lord bless and keep ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/testimonials/ On the 3rd June 2009, the media reported that the Wife of the Governor General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Patricia Allen visited a home for the elderly in Kingston, making an impassioned plea to Jamaica’s citizens to volunteer their time by regularly visiting the aged. Mrs. Allen noted that our ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/michael-manley-remembered/ Ken Health Care has recently become the proud recipient of accreditation in First Aid by the Jamaica Red Cross with every single KHC staff member now fully certified to give first aid. Staff at every level have completed 14 hours of intensive basic training spread across several modules with practical exercises ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/jamaican-pm-visit/ Since dominos was introduced as a regular feature in Ken Health Care’s monthly social calendar between residents, staff and visitors, KHC's matches have become hotly contested...   The latest instalment in May resulted in a surprise (but welcome) win for Keith, one of KHC’s longstanding residents who won hands down against other ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/another-new-service-added/ Ken Health Care resident, Perseus celebrated his 2nd birthday in April! Daily stalking the grounds to survey his kingdom, Perseus is a much loved addition to life at KHC although he has little time for some of the humans and simply disdains Knock Patrick district’s other cats. But to celebrate ... http://kenhealthcareja.com/new-services-announced-for-elders/