About Us

Stratford Visiting Foot Care is now part of Active Alignment Orthotics and Bracing, serving Stratford, New Hamburg, and Waterloo. Professional foot care includes the assessment and treatment of common foot conditions including ingrown toenails, calluses, and corns, as well as the prevention of infection. In addition, our foot care nurse specializes in the assessment, management, and treatment of foot conditions specifically related to diabetes. The latest tools are used in conjunction with the most effective techniques to prolong the health of the patient’s feet.

Registered Practical Nurse, Advanced Foot Care Nurse

Sharon is a Wingham native and graduated in 1981 from the Registered Nursing Assistant Program at the Wingham and District Hospital. Sharon has practiced nursing in Wingham, London, and Stratford areas since that time. She has completed several continuing education courses and specialized training courses over the years to enhance her nursing education.

Sharon has worked in various acute hospital and long-term care nursing settings over the past 40 years in both rural and urban centres. 

Over those years she has collected a vast amount of nursing knowledge that she shares with newly graduated nurses on a regular basis. She continues to learn and develop her skills within the medical field. Sharon also has vast experience working with people with mental, physical, and developmental challenges. She has a passion for providing care to these populations taking into account their individual needs.

At present Sharon works as a full time Registered Practical Nurse within the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance. As an experienced RPN Sharon developed an interest in the need for foot care in the community. She was seeing patients coming into hospital with severe nail issues as well as other foot ailments. At times patient’s nails were so neglected and long that staff would call in a doctor that had special training and proper tools to complete footcare on the patient.

Sharon discussed possible long-term, outpatient care for these patients’ feet and discovered that options were limited in the area. It became clear that there was certainly an unmet need in various communities for foot care nurses to help deal with this ongoing problem. Consequently, she made the decision to become a foot care nurse.

In preparation to open her own nursing foot care business Sharon completed the Basic, Advanced, and Diabetic footcare nursing education certificate courses at the Footcare Academy in Pickering Ontario. She has also completed both the Level One and Level Two courses with the Art and Science of Burring, a division of Feet First Footcare Inc., with Krisztine Grad RN and foot care nurse educator. Furthermore, Sharon has participated in a Mentorship Program with the Aldershot Foot Care Clinic in Burlington Ontario.

In her spare time Sharon enjoys gardening, reading, and swimming. Sharon is also an avid fan of theatre, baseball, and hockey. Her favourite pastime however is spending time with her family. Sharon particularly enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and playing with her dog.