Hello Everyone,

Christmas decorations are being set up all around the Home inside and out. We are very thankful for our Activation Team who lead this with the residents. It is a big job and their efforts are appreciated.

December is a busy month so we have decided to send out an additional newsletter on Monday December 11 so that we can keep you up to date on the great things happening at the Home.

We had a special service on Remembrance Day with residents. They enjoyed having Nicholas LaFreniere here who played his bag pipe, a beautiful service led by our Activation team and our Spiritual Wellness Worker - Krista. Thanks to Bert McCutcheon who played the last post and provided a reflection.

Annual Bizarre:

Please join us on December 5 from 10am - 2pm. There will be vendors selling a variety of baked goods, crafts and hand made products. Thank you to our Ladies Auxilliary for hosting this event again this year! (poster later in this newsletter)

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.

Lost and Found:

Later in this newsletter you will find a photo of some missing items that we have downstairs. If you recognize anything or would like to check this rack out please reach out to Colleen at reception and she can help make arrangements for you.

Thank you to the Knatty Knitters:

This local group of knitters have donated a large number of shawls, lap blankets and twiddle muffs for residents.

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:

We hosted Walmart Pharmacy this past Tuesday for a flu shot and COVID vaccination clinic here at JMPC for our Essential Caregivers and General Visitors. It was great to see a number of people take advantage of this service.

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

Family Satisfaction Survey closes Nov 30:

Our annual Family Satisfaction Survey is now open. Residents have been completing their survey as well with the great help of our NDSS co-op students.

The survey can be completed by clicking on the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FamSat2023

Survey closes on November 30 2023.

We would love to hear from you!

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 Monday Dec 11, 2023. This will allow us to keep you up to date on the various Christmas events that will occur in the Home. 

Have a great week,

Angela Malcolm

Director  

Infection Control (IPAC)

From the desk of Emily Sarley RN

IPAC Lead

The administration of our RSV vaccines for the residents of the home are well underway. Test positivity for RSV is currently 7.6% in the community. We are currently seeing a rise in RSV cases in the community, with respiratory-related emergency department visits currently at moderate levels and emergency department visits at above pre-pandemic levels for most age groups. Admission to hospitals for the older aged population remains extremely high.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory illness. Older adults, particularly those with existing comorbid conditions, are more susceptible to severe disease and have an increased risk of RSV-related hospitalization and mortality. Health Canada has authorized the RSV vaccine Arexvy to be administered to all individuals 60 years and older and living in long-term care homes.

With the increased risk of RSV and other respiratory viruses in the community, please make sure you have no respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms prior to entering JMPC. This ensures the safety of the resident you are visiting, as well as the other residents in the home.

If you have any of the symptoms below (this is posted at our front entrance as well), please stay home.

Below is an image from Public Health Ontario showing a high-level assessment of respiratory virus activity across Ontario.

Christmas Decorations Reminder

Please be mindful if you are decorating your loved ones room for the holidays that you limit the use of extension cords as these can pose a trip / electrical hazard.

Also be mindful of decoration placement to ensure staff are able to easily maneuvre themselves and the various pieces of equipment used in the residents room.

We would hate to damage any of your special decorations.

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.

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.

Items of Lost Clothing - Do you recognize any of these items?

We would love to connect these items with their owner.

In our reminiscing program, residents gave us their best cake recipes. Residents have been making these cakes and on November 28 members of our fabulous Dietary team will be judging these cakes. The cake with the highest score will be incorporated into our regular menu for all to enjoy!

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!!

Residents are encouraged to sign up for our Christmas bus tour. We have limited spaces for this trip. Unfortunately, we no longer have access to book a charter with Deseronto Transit for residents. This was a very economical method of transportation for us and accommodated more individuals in wheelchairs.

Menu for the week

• Here is the link to the most current menu.
• The NEW Fall Winter Menu started November 20.
• Residents are looking forward to some highlights during the week of November 27 to December 3 including crispy breaded chicken leg - Just like KFC but a healthier version! Chicken stuffing casserole, vegetable pizza casserole and pumpkin custard!
• Residents requested to have back on the menu (and will be receiving) creamed peas on toast, and Fish n' chips.
• Wednesday is our monthly Birthday Dinner and Gary has chosen to have Crispy Baked Shrimp!
• Breakfast Club - Each Friday, residents from one Home area are treated to scrambled eggs, ham, and toast made on the Home area by the Activation Team. Spring Meadow is having theirs today and Orchard Trail will be enjoying it on Dec 1. Last Home area will be Rose Garden on December 8.
• New menu items for December 4-10 include Creamy Pierogi Casserole, Chicken Marsala, Lentil Bolognese, BBQ Pulled Chicken. Residents asked for Meat Lasagna, roast turkey and stuffing and breakfast for dinner - Fried eggs, bacon and hash browns which is also featured during this week.

Programs for the Week

• Here is the week’s most current program schedule.
• Mark your Calendar:

December 21 at 1:30 - Ring and Sing Into Christmas featuring JMPC's very own

Bell Choir and the Lighthouse Choir!

 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

Watching some great Hockey!!

We celebrated National Indigenous Veterans Day on November 8

and Remembrance Day on November 11.



Shirley enjoys spending time in the Administration area and Doris enjoyed a Halloween visit with her great grandchildren!

Group effort to decorate Lilac Knoll

Decorating in Lilac Knoll

Making little snowmen together

We love the impact that Music Therapy has on the residents!

Elizabeth can definitely get our toes tapping!

Our awesome Activation Team has been putting together Breakfast Club for the past few weeks.

Each week a different Home area is treated to a special breakfast made on the home area by our activation team featuring scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, ham, and toast.

Tables are set with tablecloths, stemware with orange juice and fancy china.

We love our baking programs!!

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)