GEF employees place immense value on fostering meaningful relationships between clients and staff, believing in promoting interactions built on trust, and aiming to positively contribute to everyone’s life journey. GEF is the only social housing provider in Alberta to take proactive steps towards sustainability by developing and implementing its Sustainability Framework, further solidifying its commitment to serving seniors and the community at large. SERVING A VARIETY OF NEEDS Since its inception in 1959 as the Greater Edmonton Foundation -a registered charity- GEF has been dedicated to providing not just shelter, but vibrant communities where seniors can age with dignity and purpose. GEF’s four original buildings were named Elmwood, McQueen, Rosslyn, and Belvedere. These Lodges were intended to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing homes and provided housekeeping, meals, and recreation programming, but no health or personal care. Today, GEF Seniors Housing operates 29 Seniors SelfContained (SSC) Apartments, 11 Lodges, and five Affordable Apartment buildings: • Seniors Self-Contained (SSC) Apartments provide independent living for functionally independent seniors, offering choices and encouraging 27 MAY 2024 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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