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The Most Important Voice

Fairview Manor has a Residents' Council and a Family Council. Each Council elects its own executive and meets regularly to provide peer support, provide feedback or pursue particular interests or projects.

Family Council

Established in late 2004, the Fairview Manor Family Council (FVM-FC) is an organized, self-led group of family and friends of Manor residents. The FVM-FC’s mission is “to help improve the quality of life and quality of care for all residents by promoting an atmosphere of sensitivity, caring and support among staff, friends and family members of the residents of Fairview Manor.”

The Family Council’s goals include informing and educating families, sharing ideas for the purpose of problem-solving, maintaining communications between families, residents and the Manor staff, advocating on behalf of all residents and families, providing mutual support for family and friends of residents, including those who are new to the Manor, and facilitating communications with other Manor committees, such as palliative care and pastoral care.

Both Home Hospice North Lanark and the Alzheimer Society of Lanark Leeds Grenville also provides support services to residents and their families.

Effective September 2024 monthly Family Council meetings will continue to be held, with in-person meetings every ODD-numbered month starting at 6:00 pm, and virtual meetings every EVEN-numbered month, starting at 7:00 pm. The meetings are usually on the second Tuesday of each month. The current Terms of Reference for the Family Council can be downloaded in pdf. A periodic e-letter is sent to all family members who are on our email list. To be placed on the list to receive this brief re-cap, or for any other Family Council issue, please contact the Family Council by email at: familycouncilFM@gmail.com

Residents' Council

The Residents’ Council meets monthly. It is followed by a meeting with the Dietary Manager, where menus and dietary discussions take place. Minutes are posted on the bulletin board in the main lobby by the elevator. 

The Residents' Council is a member of the Ontario Association of Residents Councils.