The Healing Garden of Invermere
Most Long term care residents spend all year round inside their facility.
Thanks to you this is not the reality for the Columbia House residents
Why a Garden?
No one wants to take up residence in a nursing home. It is seen as the last stop. It is, after all, institutional care. Columbia House Enhancement Society’s proposed Healing Garden is meant to change the paradigm regarding long term care to one of greater warmth and compassion, at least for the summer months. We enjoy a long spring, summer and fall in this valley.
The garden, which is contiguous with Columbia House, is an easily accessed and desirable destination, a place to explore, stimulate the senses and relax. It will be functional and therapeutic, as well as stunningly beautiful.
The goal is to get all residents outside for one hour per day to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. The Healing Garden is for everybody-residents, families, staff and the community at large.
Interior Health supported our vision and plan to convert 2 acres of land to a Healing Garden. The Healing Garden has now become a beautiful reality thanks to our generous donors.
Help us maintain the Garden
When everything becomes very routine, Residents can have little to look forward to, and hence, can withdraw from the joys of living a full life. Our Healing Garden helps overcome the banal routines, while bringing sunshine into their lives.
Help us maintain the Garden