Resilience

Yee Hong Markham Centre 2nd floor staff   One word describes Yee Hong frontline staff: resilience. During this pandemic, our staff, including the 2nd floor staff at Markham Centre pictured above, demonstrated their toughness and stability amidst all challenges...

A Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gift

Mother’s Day gifts for Yee Hong Garden Terrace residents.   Instead of roses, residents at Yee Hong Garden Terrace (YHGT) received face masks for Mother’s Day this year. Thanks go to two thoughtful volunteers, Kim Lawrence and Aki Ng, who spent the past two weeks...

Sketch of a Yee Hong Hero – Joanna Yu

A hero is a person who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. At Yee Hong, there are many such heroes who go beyond the call of duty to sacrifice their time and energy for others during COVID-19. Here are their stories. Joanna burning...

Compassionate Heroes at McNicoll Centre

The McNicoll Centre got a scare in April when an employee and later a resident tested positive for COVID-19. The entire Yee Hong team pulled together to implement a comprehensive safety plan. On May 6, Toronto Public Health lifted the outbreak order after dozens of...

Angela’s back!

Angela Yin, a Registered Nurse at Yee Hong’s Markham Centre, returned to work on May 5 after recovering from COVID-19. The management team and Angela’s colleagues stood in the lobby a safe distance from one another at 3pm yesterday. When Angela rounded the corner,...