Brummitt Feasby ALS House
106 Kirby Drive, Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204-888-7319
Fax: 204-895-4814
Email: brummittals@shaw.caAbout the House
Brummitt-Feasby ALS House, a Home for ALS patients and their families completed renovations in October of 2001. This house is the first of its kind in North America for persons living with ALS.
The house, a gift to ALS Society of Manitoba by Lynn Brown and Faith Johnston (whose stepmother Dorothy Brummitt died of ALS), has been renovated to specifically meet the needs of people with ALS. The renovations of this house, valued at $135,000.00 were done through donations of funds, materials and labour by generous Manitobans and Manitoba businesses..
The main floor plan consists of four wheelchair and stretcher accessible bedrooms each equiped with ceiling tract lift systems, electric bed, armoire, night table, TV outlet guest chair and Environmental Control Unit, a spacious kitchen/dining area, a sunroom, two accessible washrooms and shower room. The completely developed basement is accessible by stairlift, and has an additional two bedrooms, a sitting room and a washroom.
Services Currently Available
The Brummitt-Feasby ALS house is a home where persons living aith ALS realize their full potential in an environment that respects their rights and dignity. There is twenty-four hour care, specialized treatment administration of medications and meal preparation, housekeeping and laundry, recreation activities, arrangements for appointments and specialist services, ongoing assessment and intervention and a Care plan designed to meet all individual.
Application Process and Costs
Applications for residency may be obtained by contacting Brummitt-Feasby ALS House at (204)888-7319 - ALS Society of Manitoba (204)831-1510 or toll free at 866-718-1642 - Motor Neuron Disease Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre (204)831-2568 or your Home Care Case Coordinator.
Applications for respite may be obtained by contacting Brummitt-Feasby ALS House at (204)888-7319.
Once applications are received at ALS Society of Manitoba or Brummitt-Feasby ALS House, they will be reviewed by a Review Committee. A daily per diem rate will be determined following acceptance of the application