Hello Everyone,

We are having a great time enjoying the sounds and festivities of the season together.

On Friday, we held our final Breakfast Club, which residents very much enjoyed! We appreciated the support of the Activation staff who cooked the breakfasts each time.

Gift Ideas for Residents:

We have put together a list of items in case you are in need of some ideas for your loved one. Check the list out later in the newsletter.

New Clothing / New Items:

Any new clothing items need to be brought in in a bag with the resident's name on it. You can leave it at the Team Centre of the Home area or you can leave it at reception. We will then take it down to the laundry to be labeled. This is very important so that we can avoid any lost clothing items. Anything that is being brought into the Home, such as a lamp, books, or trinkets, really needs to be labeled.

Gifts and treats for Staff:

We appreciate the thoughtfulness that many of you extend to the staff during this time of year. As a reminder, staff cannot accept gift cards. If you would like to donate to the staff, please feel free to do this at Administration. It takes an entire team of staff from all of the departments to run the Home and we want everyone to feel your appreciation. Every card that comes in is shared with the staff so that they can read your positive and supportive words.

Food and Drinks:

General visitors and essential caregivers are not to consume food and fluids in common spaces. These common spaces include the tea room across from reception, MacDonald Hall, the 2nd floor library, and all lounges. Should you wish to have a drink or food item with your resident, you will need to do this in the residents room only or book a Gibbard family dining room with reception. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Baking Competition:

We had a great time baking cakes using three residents tried and true recipes! Thanks to Marion, Merle, and Darlene for sharing their recipes with us. Their recipe and story behind the recipe can be found later in the newsletter. Our kitchen staff came up to do the judging and had a hard time choosing! Because the cakes were so tasty, we have decided to incorporate all of them into our menu cycle.

Resident Accommodation Agreement:

This information was sent out in our newsletter last month. We had to delay sending these out so you will be receiving them in the mail next week.

We are mailing out our revised accommodation agreements to all POA's for finance next week. The changes that you will primarily see relate to language updates with the new Fixing Long Term Care Act. Please reach out to Bobbie Joe Blackburn at ext 7224 if you have questions. Please sign and return to JMPC reception at your earliest convenience.

Flu Shots and COVID Vaccinations for Essential Caregivers:

For essential caregivers receiving a flu shot or a new COVID vaccination, can you please provide proof to Colleen at reception or email Sam at sbobbie@lennox-addington.on.ca

If this is your first time reading our newsletter, I would encourage you to go to this link where you will find the previous newsletters should you wish to view them. 

Should you ever not want to receive these newsletters, please follow the prompts on the newsletter at the bottom to unsubscribe. 

Also, if you ever feel that you would prefer to not have a picture of your loved one or changed your mind and would like to have your loved one included in our Family Newsletter, please reach out to Bobbie-Joe at bblackburn@lennox-addington.on.ca or by calling ext 7224.  

Chat with you in our next newsletter which will be in your inbox on January 5, 2023.

Have a great week,

Angela Malcolm RN

Director  

Infection Control (IPAC)

From the desk of Emily Sarley RN

IPAC Lead

Please be very mindful of any symptoms you are experiencing before deciding to come into the Home. We are working very hard to keep the Home clean and wiping surfaces regularly so that we can reduce the transmission of infections.

We know that the community is experiencing higher COVID numbers and really want to keep the Home safe so that we can keep all the Home Areas open for everyone over the Holidays.

Please keep your mask on and use the hand sanitizer liberally.

Christmas Decorations Reminder

Many residents rooms are decorated beautifully for Christmas and we are starting to see a number of bird feeders on the ground floor resident windows.

Please note that we are not able to have real Christmas trees in the Home due to the concern for fire safety.

Gift Ideas

Guest Meals

Meal tickets are available (for Non-Outbreak Home Areas) from Colleen at the reception desk Monday - Friday during business hours.

You do need to book the meal that you plan to attend at least 24 hours in advance (if the meal is for the weekend, it needs to be booked by Friday at 4 pm).

You will be set up in the Gibbard Dining Room with your resident. Lunch is served at 12 pm and supper is served at 5 pm.

Space is limited if you are wanting to book for Christmas Day/Boxing Day and New Years Day.

Please call into reception asap.

IPAC Education that is required for all Designated Essential Caregivers

The Fixing Long Term Care Act states that we are required to provide specific IPAC related education to our Essential Caregivers. We also need to be able to demonstrate that we have provided the education, and that everyone has participated / received it and that it met your needs as it relates to IPAC knowledge.

 Here is the Youtube link of the video prepared by Public Health that covers all the required content.

After watching the video, please complete the quiz found at the link here.

As always, we are happy to help you with this if you are struggling to access the link or would prefer to complete a hard copy. Please speak with Colleen at reception and she will direct you accordingly.

Family Council has created "Coffee House" donation boxes for our hot drink areas. Please feel free to help us cover the costs of providing these hot drinks while you visit with your loved one.

A special thanks to

Family Council for their support!!

Menu for the week

• Here is the link to the most current menu.
• New features on the menu this week includes Cheese and Tomato Sandwich on a Croissant, Shrimp Jambalaya, Veggie and Black Bean Quesadilla, Grilled Reuben and Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie.
• Returning favorietes include chicken and dumplings, cottage roll, beef and macaroni casserole, sweet and sour chicken balls with fried rice, and perogy lasagna.

Programs for the Week

• Here is the week’s most current program schedule.

 Please feel free to reach out to Corinne if you have questions or would like more information about Family Council.

Corinne Holmes

corinnerholmes@gmail.com or you can call her at 613-540-1481

Thank you to Christian Academy School who came today to perform a

Christmas concert for the residents.

On Dec 6 the residents enjoyed a Holiday Lights Tour on Martin's bus lines.

We had a great group on the bus singing lots of Christmas carols!

The staff on Lilac Knoll really got into the spirit and theme on the Home Area.

On Friday they dresed up as Cindy Lou Who!

The staff even got Deb in on the fun sporting this fun hairdo!!!

Door Decorating Contest

Residents get to vote on the best door.

The staff did a great job creating these fun art pieces!!

It is highly recommended you keep fully up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations.

Visiting Hours are from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm.

Ensure to sign in as you enter indicating the person you are here to visit.

As per Resident's Council there is to be no family/friends in the resident dining rooms during meal time. We respectfully support their decision.

Please Note: General Visitors are not permitted onto a Home Area that is in Outbreak of any kind.

When Isolation Is Required

Now What? How can I help?

With the cold and flu season upon us, many residents will experience isolation periods. Isolation can be a difficult and a confusing time for residents with cognitive impairments who don’t understand why they must stay in their room. They may easily forget why they must not leave or they may just be bored and leave their room looking for something to do or someone to visit with.

A resident can be provided with a toolkit that has different activities in it for staff/essential caregivers to use with the resident who is isolating.

Knowing what a residents past interests or hobbies were, gives us an idea of what activities they may enjoy to keep them busy. We then take this knowledge and create a kit unique to that residents interests. Families can help by giving staff some ideas for contents of a kit as well as participate in activities from the kit during visits.

Examples of what a toolkit includes:

SIGNAGE: there are different signs available to use for residents based on their level of cognitive loss.

·      Stop sign to place at their doorway to remind them not to leave.

·      Yellow wander strip to place across doorway with stop sign.

·      You have a virus that you can pass onto others……… to post to remind them why they must stay put.

·      Do I look funny? Sign to explain why staff are wearing PPE.

·      COVID-19 sign: simple explanation of virus and why staff are wearing PPE.

ACTIVITES:

·      Match the shape to the corresponding shape

·      Dice game: 2 large dice, white poker chips, number card. Resident will roll dice, place chip on correct corresponding number on card.

·      Card game: Place the colour of playing card to the correct coloured box.

·      Poker chips: sort the coloured poker chips into the correct coloured cup.

·      Wooden shapes and string: String wooden shapes together.

·      Ball of yarn: Unravel yarn and then have resident ravel it back up into a ball.

·      300 piece puzzle

·      Colouring pages and crayons

·      Word search book

·      Pipe cleaners: encourage resident to be creative. Can also be used to string wooden shapes onto.

·      Stress balls.

READING MATERIAL:

·      Hymn book

·      Reminisce books

If you have any ideas for kit contents, please contact Amanda Sparks at asparkes@lennox-addington.on.ca or Michelle Hickey Clark at mhickey@lennox-addington.on.ca

Dental Services from an onsite Dentist - Multigen

Contact Sheena Berry-Wilson to set up an appointment

1-877-459-3273 ext 2004

Fax: 1-866-257-5813

http://multigenhealth.com/

Consent form for this service can be found here

Dental Hygiene Services: 

Roving Dental Hygiene – Karen De Luca RDH – 613-770-3801

Modern Care Dental Hygiene – (613) 449-4838 or info@mcdh.ca  

Hearing Services:

Miracle Ear - Scott Laidman, Reg AHIP – 613-354-7223

Hear Right Canada – Tammy Powell – 613 308 9338 (she will come into JMPC)

Foot Care Services:

Donna Chandu-Lall – 613-329-4914

Jennifer Morris – 613-329-0271

Gerrie Plaizier – 613-329-3182

Please feel free to reach out to them as needed. They are privately based on a fee for service. 

County of Lennox & Addington Website

County of Lennox & Addington Facebook

JMPC Room Layouts

  JMPC CONTACTS

• Angela Malcolm, Director (Ext. 7222)
• Carol Corcoran, Manager of Nursing (Ext. 7226)
• Emily Sarley, Assistant Manager of Nursing / IPAC Lead (Ext. 7227)
• Carolyn McConnell, RAI Supervisor (Ext. 7259)
• Amanda Sparkes, Resident Services Coordinator (Ext. 7223)
• Shane McKenny, Environmental Services Supervisor (Ext. 7230) 
• Kristen Richmond, Food Services Supervisor (Ext. 7228)
• Hilary Rock, Dietitian/P.T. Food Services Supervisor (Ext. 7229)
• Bobbie-Joe Blackburn, Administrative Supervisor (Ext. 7224)
• Michelle Hickey, Behavioural Support Nurse (Ext. 7237)

Ministry of Long Term Care Family Support and Action Line 

1-866-434-0144  

This line is available to raise concerns or ask questions related to LTC homes across Ontario and is staffed seven days a week from 8:30am – 7:00pm

The person who answers the call will take your name and contact information, ask a few questions on the issue, and forward this to an inspector for follow-up.

The complainant will hear back from the Ministry within two business days.

OR

Write to the Ministry at

Director

Long-Term Care Inspections Branch

Long-Term Care Operations Division

119 King St W, 11^th Floor

Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y7

OR

If the complainant has already contacted the home directly and the Long-Term Care Family Support and Action Line and was not able to reach a satisfactory resolution,

they can contact the Patient Ombudsman.

Contact the Patient Ombudsman

1-888-321-0339 toll free

1-416-597-0339 (Toronto)

1 416-597-5371 (TTY)