- 111-100 Prince Edward Street, Saint John, NB E2L 4M5
- (506) 634-8906
- 1(800) 561-2463
We constantly listen, evaluate, and upgrade our caregivers as we review the service improvement sessions with staff and clients. Raising standards will improve in-home care for all vulnerable persons in our communities.
"To provide customized, client-sensitive support services and education programs resulting in improved standards, attitudes and services”.
New services are being developed as seniors and their families present complex requirements for home-based services. We encourage your comments as we develop the relationship between service and education. We provide a reliable, trained caregiver workforce. At Senior Watch, the Personal Support Worker is required to have mandatory training in Back in Form (manual handling), in-service programs yearly, and First Aid and CPR annually.
Senior Watch® is Different
Gerontology Based ~ We dedicate ourselves exclusively to compassionate senior care.
Truly 24/7 ~ Our senior care services are required 24/7 and we are there to accomodate the need.
Compassionate & Professional ~ From day one, we have built Senior Watch based on the philosophy of compassionate, high quality care. We don’t settle for less. It’s in our mission statement and we live by it every single day.
Quality of Care & Depth & Quality of our Training~ We developed our Learning Centre, Care-Ed, to ensure the highest quality of care for our clients.
Rigorous Checks & Balances in Place ~ We constantly check-in with our caregivers, our clients and the teachers at Care-Ed to ensure we constantly and consistently improve our service and training.
Our Services & Training Shaped by the Community ~ We spent the first 10 years LISTENING then we responded to the market with services and training to meet the needs of the market.
Constant Evaluation of Teachers & Staff ~ We keep current and respond to constant change in the industry.
The Senior Watch Bursary Fund is managed by “thecommunityfoundationsj.com“. In memory of Sharon’s 37 years of teaching we thank her for the gifts of wisdom she gave to all her students.
Jean E. Porter Mowatt
President and CEO
Jean is a communications specialist, with many years of experience in developing and managing new and innovative programs. Her business experience spans 39 years in the cablevision and print media in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Jean was the first recipient of the Omer Girard Award presented by the Canadian Cable Television Association recognizing her innovative programming in cable television.
From 1981-85 Jean was a Committee Coordinator and Assistant General Manager of the very successful Jeux Canada Games ‘85 held in Saint John, New Brunswick.
It was Jean’s vision that brought the training centre, Care-Ed Learning. to Senior Watch® in 2003 to ensure comprehensive training for the caregivers at Senior Watch and beyond.
Sharon A. O’Brien (1938-2024)
SC; RN, PG; BSW, RSW; CG
Executive Vice-President, Chief Learning Officer
Sharon earned her Registered Nurse diploma from Saint John General Hospital School of Nursing, and completed post graduate studies in teaching and administration at McGill University followed by her Bachelor of Social Work degree and Certificate in Gerontology from St. Thomas University. She has completed the Instructor Development Program through the NB Association of Career Colleges and post graduate studies in Foot Care Management at the Kingston Pedorthic Clinic. She has also completed the NBACC Instructor Development Program.
In 1998, she developed a multi-disciplinary Foot Care Management Course for nurses. Sharon provided consultations with health care regions assessing their current practices in Foot Care Management and setting goals for development of future service delivery.
Sharon was the author and designer of instructor guidelines for the Home Support Services at Care-Ed Learning, a division of Senior Watch. This is now known as the Personal Support Worker Program. It has expanded to 1750 hours. This PSW course gives graduates their certificate and a PSW Journey Person card.
In 2012 Sharon O’Brien received the George Wakeling Award from the St Thomas Third Age Centre for her work with seniors in New Brunswick.
In 2021, Sharon received the CAFCN Award of Excellence in Foot Care Nursing. We are honored to have worked with Sharon during her active years.
2023
Jean Porter Mowatt and Sharon O’Brien
38 years of Passion for Change in Business
2021
Sharon O’Brien
2012
Sharon O’Brien
from the Third Age Centre at St. Thomas University
This award is presented annually to an individual with a superior record of service to New Brunswick seniors. Nominations are assessed according to the following criteria: The award recipient will have performed outstanding work for seniors over a number of years. This work will exhibit dedication and commitment, as well as innovation and creativity. Seniors in New Brunswick will be better off as a result of the work of this individual.
1999
Senior Watch Inc
Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour
1999
Sharon O’Brien and Jean Mowatt
1997
Sharon O’Brien and Jean Mowatt
1980
Porter Mowatt
Senior Watch® has been a valued organization in the New Brunswick communities that it serves. Here are a few of the activities that have benefited our community…
Free Foot Care for Seniors!
During the two Foot Care Management and the Foot Care Refresher courses each year the Care-Ed Foot Care Management Program provides free foot assessments and care to approximately 300 seniors in our community.
Free ½ hour sessions for seniors & church groups
- Wellness
- Safety in the Home
- Elder Abuse
- Safe Medication Practices
- Taking Care of the Caregiver
- Rights & Responsibilities of Older Persons
- Taking Care of Those Feet!
- Late Adulthood – Planning for the Future
- Being an Outrageous Senior
Established in 1987, the Senior Watch Education Endowment Fund has been building a capital resource which will be maintained as an endowment fund to provide bursaries and other recognitions to individuals who seek training in the gerontology field.
Senior Watch® has a strong belief that life long learning is an integral part of who we become. In the field of caring for an aging society’ it is an investment in self for the caregiver to learn about the aging process and to continually strive to maintain skills in preparation for that task.
We are grateful to those who have given gifts in memory of loved ones to this fund. It has become part of a greater gift to all those that will seek education and commitment to elder care. Thank you.
We will continue to be committed to the communities we serve.
In 2012, the fund initiated the “Pennies for Care Training” as a means of building endowment capital.
We are committed to the challenge of meeting national, provincial, and community standards of the following organizations:
Training:
Service acceptance with…
Senior Watch® is a member of the following organizations:
Compassionate, personalized in-home and in-hospital Senior Care, 24/7 in the Saint John area.
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