Resident Services Updates

Dear Families, Residents, It has been a hot past couple of days and the weather forecast continues to see warm days in the forecast. Fraser Health recommends https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/sun-safety#.YlRQmCjMJPa that people develop and practice a cooling plan, which includes the following steps: Secondly, I have been notified by colleagues that fraudulent phone calls are on therise […]

Dear Residents and Families of Robert Nimi Nikkei Home,  As 2023 begins, we want to say Happy Lunar New Year (year of the Rabbit). We wish you all health and happiness in 2023. As the cold  weather continues, we have several changes as the easing of restrictions continues to be advised by Fraser Health Authority.  Here are […]

Dear Residents and Families of Robert Nimi Nikkei Home,  As 2022 ends, I would like to wish our residents and families a joyful and restorative holiday season. While this year has not been without its challenges – as many of you will recall, we have severe extreme weather challenges, covid protocols and enhanced Covid measure […]

Dear Families and Residents,  Happy Halloween! As we approach Oct 31st, we will have a bit of fun around Nimi Nikkei Home with costumes and some treats for the residents. We had a successful Covid Booster/Flu Clinic on Oct 17th. I wanted to thank all the staff and residents for their patience, support and work […]

As we head into the fall season, the weather is cooling down, and the autumn leaves are starting to change.

We are working hard to keep your loved one as cool as possible during this heat wave.

 Dear Residents and Families,  The summer has finally arrived, and we have seen some consistently great weather to enjoy our beautiful scenic terrain. Next week, the forecast calls for above 30 C temperatures for an extended duration. Our leadership team is closely looking at our heat wave protocols that could go into effect. What does […]

Dear residents and families:  Spring is in full swing, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom along Southoaks Crescent for the past two weeks. I hope everyone had time to enjoy a scenic walk along the street under the cherry blossom trees. Along with the change in season are many changes to Nikkei Home […]

Dear Residents, Families and Friends,  I hope you are well and safe, especially those who may be affected by the recent flooding in Abbotsford/Chilliwack. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. This year has been challenging between the fires, extreme heat and now the floods. Resilience is the word we think of when […]

Dear Residents, Families and Friends, Remembrance Day is quickly approaching, and it’s essential to recognize and commemorate the brave men and women who fought to defend our freedom. In addition, this year is also the 100th anniversary of the poppy, and the Royal Canadian Legion is encouraging all Canadians to mark the anniversary by wearing […]

Dear Residents, Families and Friends, We are now well into the fall season, the leaves are changing colour, and the weather and temperature are cooling off. With more rainy days ahead, it means more time inside and bringing out fall sweaters and jackets. Please keep yourself heated, cozy and safe. We have a few new […]

Please join us in welcoming our new Manager of Resident Services, Hiromi Hasegawa, MD, PhD.

Dear Residents, Families and Friends, As we have entered the 4th wave with new variants, and the summer is coming to an end. Here are some updates that are happening at Robert Nimi Nikkei Home: 1) Communal Dining experience, we are removing the signs, no cohorts, and no limits to sitting. However, we still need […]

Dear Families and Friends, As the Delta Variant of Covid-19 continues to circulate in the larger community, we would like to remind everyone to be vigilant. Although Nikkei Home has exceptionally high immunization rates, we must remember that the immune systems of older adults are not as robust as those of younger community members. Studies are showing that even […]

In response to the heat wave impacting our region, we have put several measures in place as part of our emergency Heat Wave preparedness plan, to ensure the health and safety of our residents.

Dear Families and Residents, We are pleased to inform you that the BC Ministry of Health and Public Health Office announced it will be easing restrictions in relation to visitation guidelines and single site order, effective July 19, 2021. While we will continue to follow all Public Health guidelines and directives – including hand hygiene, […]

Dear Families and Friends, I hope you are enjoying the first few days of June! Summer will be here in no time, and we are all looking forward to spending more time outdoors with our loved ones. We are beginning to see some easing of restrictions in some areas and a downward trend in case […]

Dear Families and Friends, With Dr. Bonnie Henry announcing last week new guidelines to visitation at Long Term and Assisted Living in BC. Nikkei home is working extremely hard in putting in place these changes to ensure the Health and Safety of our residents and staff. Furthermore, our community cases are climbing rapidly, and we must continue to […]

Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home: We are encouraged to hear about the potential loosening of visitation restriction from Dr. Bonnie Henry heading into spring break. Also, BC has begun Phase 2 vaccination rollout and should have 400,000 people immunized by mid-April. However, COVID-19 and the new mutated variants are still very much a threat […]

Originally sent to families on February 24, 2021 Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home: Thank you for looking after yourselves so well and for your ongoing support of all of us at Nimi Nikkei Home. As you probably heard, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister Adrian Dix announced a new order effective at 10:00PM November 7, […]

Update to Families: January 29, 2021

Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home: Thank you for looking after yourselves so well and for your ongoing support of all of us at Nimi Nikkei Home. You may have seen on the news that Health Canada has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. We are not sure how Fraser Health will be rolling out the […]

Week of November 9, 2020 [Updated: November 30] Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home: Thank you for looking after yourselves so well and for your ongoing support of all of us at Nimi Nikkei Home. Please help me in welcoming Jay Haraga, Executive Director.  He started work on Monday, November 2.  As you probably heard, Dr. […]

To: Family Members, Friends & Supporters of Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society 2020 has been a very unusual year due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has occurred.  As a Society that provides care to residents at Robert Nimi Nikkei Home (RNNH), New Sakura-so (NSS), and offering Outreach Programs, we along with everyone throughout the world […]

Dear Families of Residents at Robert Nimi Nikkei Home, Many weeks have gone by since the restrictions brought on by the outbreak of the coronavirus began. We have all lost the personal visits with friends and relatives,  and it is a very sad and frustrating experience not to be able to see our loved ones. For the […]

Dear Community, Thank you for your kind thoughts and support over the last few weeks. This is a brief update. Our Home continues to operate in a Prevention Phase to promote infection control for COVID-19. All the restrictions from past updates are still in effect. Please consider this a continuation of last week’s update.  If there has […]

Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home, Our Home is currently in a Prevention Phase to promote infection control for COVID-19 and we have expanded infection control steps since the week of April 6, 2020.  Please consider this a continuation of last week’s update. Nimi Nikkei Home has implemented new measures to meet the CLASS ORDER […]

Dear Families of Nimi Nikkei Home, Our Home is currently in a Prevention Phase to promote infection control for COVID-19 and we have expanded infection control steps since the week of March 30, 2020.  Please consider this a continuation of last week’s update.  If there has been a change it will be indicated as NEW. […]

Nimi Nikkei Home is monitoring closely for any sign of the COVID-19 virus and has implemented preventative measures.  The number one priority at Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society is the health and wellbeing of our seniors, staff, volunteers, and community. We are vigilantly monitoring COVID-19 developments, and have implemented preventative measures. We ask […]