The Wales Home Foundation is proud to announce the purchase of a Wellness Nordic Relax Chair
for the CHSLD Wales Inc., made possible by the incredible success of the Foundation’s eighth
annual Candlelight Evening, held on January 30th, 2025.
This innovative chair, currently located on Norton 2, is specially designed to comfort and calm residents living with dementia. With its combination of gentle rocking, soothing music, and a weighted blanket, the chair significantly reduces anxiety and agitation and enhances quality of life for residents in our dementia care micro-milieus, which are home to sixty-four individuals.
Guests who attended the Candlelight Evening had the opportunity to experience the chair during a live demonstration. Thanks to the community’s profound generosity, including the Wales Home Masonic Lodge, the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Congregation in Melbourne, and the purchase of over 2,000 candles, the Foundation raised $20,698.78, which is more than double its original $10,000.00 fundraising goal.
“The acquisition of this chair is a testament to what our community can achieve together,” said Brendalee Piironen, Executive Director of the Résidence Wales Home & CHSLD Wales Inc. and Secretary-Treasurer of the Wales Home Foundation. “We are so grateful to everyone who supported this heartfelt initiative.”
The Wales Home Foundation continues to work tirelessly to enhance resident care and support staff needs through thoughtful and sustainable fundraising initiatives. This chair’s purchase marks another important step in that mission.