In 2021, we celebrate our 60th anniversary. We’re proud of our history – but even prouder of our people and our ability to continuously embrace change to meet the needs of the community – leading the way as we go.
Previously known as Calgary Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home District No. 7, we officially became Carewest in August 1986. Since opening our first site in 1961, we have continued to grow and expand in response to the changing health needs of our community.
- 1961 – Carewest Cross Bow (closed in 2004)
- 1962 – Carewest Sarcee
- Carewest Sarcee opened its doors to the Calgary community in 1962 and offers long-term care programs and services for 50 residents, rehabilitation and recovery services for 40 clients, and an Alternate Level of Care (Transition unit) for 45 clients and day programming for 90 clients.
- 1963 – Carewest Glenmore Park
- Carewest Glenmore Park opened its doors to the Calgary community in 1963 and has since grown to offer programs and services for 158 sub-acute clients and other day-program clients at any given time. Carewest programs that operate out of Glenmore Park are the Rehabilitation and Community Transition Program (RCTP), the Musculoskeletal program (MSK), the Day Hospital and the Geriatric Mental Health program.
- 1969 – Carewest George Boyack
- Carewest George Boyack opened its doors to the Calgary community in 1969 and has since grown to offer programs and services for 193 long‐term care residents and 27 Alternate Level of Care beds.
- 1978 – Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning
- Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning opened its doors to the Calgary community in 1978 and has since grown to offer programs and services for 291 long-term care residents and rehabilitation clients. Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning also offers one respite bed for people with disabilities under the age of 65, a full-service Commissary kitchen that supports all 14 Carewest locations (1,411 beds) and a full-service Pharmacy that supports all 1,394 inpatient residents and clients.
- 1998 – Carewest Royal Park
- 2000 – Carewest Signal Pointe
- 2000 – Carewest Nickle House
- 2003 – Carewest Colonel Belcher
- 2006 – Carewest Operational Stress Injury Clinic
- 2010 – Carewest Garrison Green
- 2011 – Carewest Rouleau Manor
- Carewest Rouleau Manor offers the 77 beds in the Complex Mental Health Care program, providing holistic care for adults with complex behaviours, whose primary diagnosis includes mental illness, dementia or other cognitive disorders as well as the Complex Mental Health/Harm Reduction Program.
- 2013 – Carewest Beddington
- 2019 – Carewest Operational Stress Injury Clinic (Red Deer Office)
- Carewest Administration
- Coming soon – Bridgeland Riverside Continuing Care Centre
As Carewest’s first care centre, Cross Bow helped form the foundation of who we are and who we are becoming. In September 1961, the Cross Bow Auxiliary Hospital officially opened. Throughout the years Cross Bow thrived, bringing ongoing value to Carewest.
It is a testament to the commitment of staff and volunteers that Cross Bow remained opened for more than four decades as a forerunner to many of the programs Carewest offers today.
- Year founded: 1961
- Ownership: Public, not-for-profit provider. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Assisted Living Alberta
- Sites: 14
- Service area: Calgary and area
- Number of residents and clients: More than 950 long-term care residents of all ages, more than 350 rehabilitation and recovery beds and thousands of clients in community programs cared for annually
- Number of staff: 3,000
- Number of volunteers: Approximately 500 volunteers contribute 10,000 hours annually