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Care When It Mattered Most

When Evelyn and her five children moved to Canada from The Philippines over two decades ago, she brought her kindness, cleverness, and energy with her.  Evelyn was many things to many people. An active person, Evelyn loved swimming, running with her daughter, Jessa, and exercising at the YMCA with her husband, Bruno. Always on the…

Choir! Choir! Choir!

To celebrate our gold Music Care certification and to raise funds for our music therapy program, we’re hosting Choir! Choir! Choir! for a one-of-a-kind event! Like us, Choir! Choir! Choir! believes music is for everyone – all voices are welcome, no experience necessary. Choir! Choir! Choir! is a fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience…

Music Care Gold Certification

Acclaim Health has officially been certified gold in music care by Room 217. That means the foundation is recognizing that our music therapists, Mason and Meredith, went above and beyond expectations in their yearlong effort to work with staff to develop ways to enhance client care using music.

Stronger Because We Care: Annual Report 2024-2025

We see you out there doing extraordinary things for other people – even when it’s hard. Your care, your compassion and your heart are what turn the hard days into better days. It takes real strength to care for other people – and in these uncertain times, caring for other people is the ultimate act…

Accreditation Canada

Accreditation Canada delivers a wide range of high-impact assessment programs for health and social service organizations, powered by HSO, and customized to local needs. For more than 60 years, Accreditation Canada has been working with health, social and community service organizations to advance quality and safety. We are very proud to report that Accreditation Canada…

Magical Moments of Extraordinary Care: Annual Report 2022-2023

This year we’re celebrating the magical moments that happen at Acclaim Health day in, day out. A word of kindness.  A shared laugh.  Finding a path forward when you thought you were at a dead end, alone. They are not the big, flashy leaps ahead. These are the meaningful moments created by human connections between…

Annual Report 2021-2022 #Heart

We put the heart in extraordinary care. You – our amazing community – is the reason we put our whole heart into everything we do. Find out what #heart can do inside our Annual Report 2021-2022 or watch the presentation. From the challenges of the pandemic to the bright star that is Patty’s Place, extraordinary care is only…

Annual Report 2020-2021 #Strong

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We are #strong because of you. Your strength, the strength of our staff members, volunteers, donors and supporters, lifted us when we needed it most. Find out what #strong can do inside our Annual Report 2020-2021 or watch the presentation. Together we cared for people who suddenly found themselves more vulnerable during the pandemic. We grew in new…

CalaCare is joining Acclaim Health

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  I am very happy to announce that CalaCare will be joining Acclaim Health on December 1, 2020. All CalaCare staff members and patients will become a part of Acclaim Health on that date. We already enjoy a strong partnership with CalaCare and share the same values and approach to care. We have many clients…

Annual Report 2019-2020 #grateful

Annual Report feature #grateful

You changed 25,620 lives last year. This is the most ever in Acclaim Health’s 90 year history.  That’s pretty epic! Your compassion, your energy, and your trust in us fueled and inspired better care for families across Halton Region. We are #grateful.  And we did it together.  Read how in our Annual Report 2019-2020. And…