Harrison Pointe 21616 - 52nd Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 1L7 P: 604-530-1101 Web: www.harrisonpointe.ca

arrison Herald SEPTEMBER 2020

Editor: June Kear

Come and be Inspired! Bring an HP friend!

Inside this Issue:

Activity Corner ......... 2

Glean from Glenn

Nurse News ........... 3 Blood Thinners

Join Us! ..................... 4

Parking Lot Party Classic Movies

Come Try This ......... 5 Shuffleboard Classic Movies

Don’t Miss It ........... 6 Bowling Glenn’s Campfire Birthdays

Fun & Therapeutic 7

Fun & Fit Game Show Games

Brain Games

This is Needed .......... 8 Movie Matinees

Worship Gathering

Therapeutic Colouring

Pamper Yourself ............ 9 Armchair Yoga

Hearing Clinic

Foot Care

Hair Salon

That’s Interesting ....... 10

Diana Sendall

Laughter = Best Medicine

Picture That ........... 11

August Fun

September Calendar . 12

Join us in September as we Celebrate Amazing Women! Come to the Theatre on Mondays at 3:00pm to watch

inspiring documentaries about women we should all know more about! These are fabulous documentaries about some pretty

spectacular ladies so do join us, ladies and gents alike.

Celebrating Amazing Women!

Anne Frank Monday, September 7th

Becoming – Michelle Obama Monday, September 14th

Betty White Monday, September 21st

Bethany Hamilton Monday, September 28th

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Christie

Glenn’s Giggles

Glenn

Activity Corner

Covid-19 Observations

I still Can’t believe people’s instinct told them to grab toilet paper. They said that a mask and gloves were enough to go to the

grocery store. They Lied. Everybody else had clothes on. The dumbest thing I every purchased was a 2020 planner. I’m going to stay up on New Years Eve this year. Not to see the

new year but to make sure this one leaves. If I had of only known in March it would be my last time in a restaurant, I would have

ordered dessert! I never thought the comment “ I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 6 foot pole” would

become National Policy, but here we are. The buttons on my jeans have started social distancing. Keep in mind during a pandemic, no matter how much chocolate you eat, at least

your earrings will still fit. In the store there was a big X by the register for me to stand on... I’ve seen too many

road runner cartoons to fall for that one.

September? Fall? Seriously? It was just March? No? Despite the crazy that has become our new normal, most of us feel both stalled in place and fast forwarding at the same time and just like that, here we are, already staring down fall. Fingers crossed for an Indian Summer (are we still allowed to say that?) We hope to see our Activity Staff back soon, as restrictions hopefully continue to lift and things begin to look a little more “normal”. Thanks everyone for your ongoing encouragement! I am enjoying working with you all daily! Thanks to everyone for finding the new locations of our activities now that the Dining Room is once again the Dining Room! And an ongoing Thank you for understanding our need to use the current seating plan for everyone’s

dining location. We are accountable to Fraser Health and must have this in place for now. You will notice that we are able to remove the floor by floor restrictions to activities that are now located in the hangar as we have enough room to accommodate a large number of people while keeping physically distant. We are cautiously optimistic that things will slowly but surely continue to return to normal. Don’t we all miss normal?

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NurseNews

Tara

BLOOD THINNERS

Blood thinners or anticoagulants are medicines that help blood flow smoothly through your veins and ar-teries. They also, decrease the blood volume, leading to “thinner” blood. They keep blood clots from forming

or getting bigger. Blood Thinners are used to treat some types of heart disease and heart defects, and other conditions that could raise your risk of getting dangerous clots which could stop the blood flow to the heart. There are many types of blood thinners, lower doses such as Aspirin, Lovenox, which is an injection, and Warfarin, which is most commonly used to combat thicker blood, to name a few. A Prothrombin time (PT) test is a blood test that measures how long it takes blood to clot. A prothrombin time test can be used to check for bleed-ing problems. PT is also used to check whether medicine to prevent blood clots is working. A PT test may also be called an INR test. The International Normalized Ratio (INR) is a standardized number that's figured out in the lab. If you take blood thinners, also called anti-clotting medicines or anticoagulants, it may be important to check your INR. The INR is found using the results of the prothrombin time (PT) test. For people taking Warfarin, most lab report PT results that have been adjusted to the INR. These people should have an INR of 2.0 to 3.0 for basic "blood-thinning" needs. For some who have a high risk of a blood clot, the INR needs to be higher - about 2.5 to 3.5.

It is important to maintain these therapeutic numbers. These numbers will also be a guideline on how often you will need your INR to be tested. It could be weekly if your numbers are not consistent or up to monthly if they are. If your GP is requesting an INR test please have him fax your requisi-tion to Mobile Labs at 604.939.4257. Drinking alcohol can also affect PT results. Certain foods, such as beef and pork liver, green tea, broccoli, chickpeas, kale, turnip greens, and soy-bean products, contain large amounts of vitamin K and can alter PT results. If you have any questions, please talk to us anytime! Dawn & Tara

Dawn

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]É|Ç há4 Parking Lot Party with Classic Rewind!

Note: The HP Parking Lot will be closed from 1:30 - 3:00pm

Join us on Thursday, September 10th at 2:00pm in our Harrison Pointe parking lot as we welcome the

talented duo, Classic Rewind!

Everyone living in suites that face south, simply come out on

your balcony and everyone else will be physically distant in spots all around the parking

lot as we enjoy an outdoor concert!

Physically distant Dancing Encouraged!

This talented duo, Dave Dorozio and Fernando Tome are happy to be entertaining again and look forward to visiting Harrison Pointe! And we are so glad to be welcoming them back! With Dave on guitar and Fernando on

keyboards, this duo is able to bring us the wonderful sounds of so many of your favourite artists.

Come and see Classic Rewind perform a variety of songs you know and love. They love it when they hear “when are you coming back?” and apparently that’s common place for them.

Did You Hear the One? One day an Englishman, an American, and a Canadian walked into a pub together. They proceeded to each buy a pint of Labatt Blue. Just as they were about to enjoy their beverages, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away from him in disgust. The American fished the offending fly out of his beer and continued drinking it as if nothing happened. The Canadian picked the fly out of his drink and started shaking it over the pint, yelling, “SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU BAS-TARD!!!”

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Come & Try This!

Classic Movies We will be Celebrating Classic Movies and we are starting with movies from the one and only Charlie Chaplin! Join us on Fridays in September at 3:00pm in the Theatre for Silent Movie Classics!

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, "The Tramp", and is consid-ered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.

Join us on Friday, September 4th for City Lights

Join us on Friday,

September 11th for The Circus

Join us on Friday, September 18th for Modern Times

Join us on Friday, September

25th for The Kid

Shuffleboard Starting September 8th, join us every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00am in the Hangar for a fun game of Shuffleboard!

Come and learn how to play this wonderful game. People have delighted in this fun pastime for years and now it’s your turn. All skill levels are welcome. No experience required.. All players will use the Sani-Station provided to sanitize their hands prior to playing. All equipment will be cleaned prior to playing and upon completion. Seating for players and spectators will be physically distanced. Yes, spectators are welcome, come and cheer everyone on!

NEW!

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Brian Dean September 1 Diana Sendall September 7 Yvonne Maddocks September 12 Marilyn Rockson September 15 Helena Hanssens September 17 Lorraine Pratt September 17

Marie Kehler September 18 Marie Crellin September 20 Carol Jane Gray September 21 Dot Shepard September 26 Jo Baker September 27

Don’t Miss It!

Happy Birthday!

Welcome Newcomers!

Join us for Glenn’s Sing-A-Longs in the Hangar on Wednesdays at 2:00pm! We are so lucky that we don’t have to hire an outside entertainer! Thank You Glenn! There will be a variety of songs, with something for everyone. Please come and sing-a-long and if you are not a singer, simply come and enjoy the wonderful music!

No experience necessary, please join us!

Glenn’s Campfire

Come and join our fun time BOWLING! And we can play it within the pandemic parameters! All balls (and hands) will be sanitized and seating will be physically distanced! All is well, so please come and try this fun game!

We will bowl in the Fireside Lounge (ground level) on Tuesdays (floors 4 & 5) and Wednesdays (floors 1, 2 & 3) at 3:00pm.

Bonus Bowling on Tuesday Sept. 1st (floors 1, 2 & 3) at 10:00am and Thursday, Sept. 3rd (floors 4 & 5) at 10:00am!

Come on down, everyone gets a chance to enjoy the fun! Or simply cheer us on! You won’t believe how easy it is! And so much fun!

Bowling

Glenn’s Sing-A-Long

Join us for Glenn’s Campfire in the Hangar on Fridays at 2:00pm! We always enjoy the songs Glenn brings to The HP Campfires! He will sing some of your favourites and some of his! Please come, and sing-a-long if you know the songs (no books provided). Simply come

and enjoy the wonderful live music! We will be having a Special Birthday Campfire on Friday, September 25th at 2:00pm for all of the September born residents and their HP friends! Not the parties you may be accustomed to but a wonderful version of a party during this pandemic and time of “No Parties”.

Rose Chappell, Irwin Hebner, Fred and Elsie Bennett, Lenore Domanko

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Fun & Therapeutic!

We are loving our Brain Games! Join us every Tuesday at 2:00pm in the Dining Room as we play a variety of Brain Games! We will be mixing it up with 20 Questions, Hangman, Trivia, Puzzles, Games, Riddles, Brain Teasers and more! Brain Games are a fun easy way to keep those brain cells happy while en-joying a great afternoon with friends! Join us as we Use it instead of Losing it! We will be checking out some fun, easy, interesting Brain Games. Come and see how easy it can

be to keep those brain cells sparking! Join us for Brain Games at 2:00pm on Tuesdays in the Dining Room. There will be a wonderful variety of games so there really is something for everyone. No Experience Needed! Physical distancing will be in place. Note: No Brain Games on September 1st.

Brain Games

Join us every Monday at 2:00pm in the Dining Room for Game Show Games! Yes all of the games you have come to know and love on TV, now right here and just for you! We will be playing several games that

will rotate and change weekly! What’s your favourite?... Jeopardy? Family Feud or others? Come and sit socially distanced and enjoy the smiling faces of your Harrison Pointe friends! This will be a lovely diversion, join us! No Experience needed! Note: No Games on September 7, Labour Day.

Game Show Games

Come and join our Fun & Fit and get some much needed exercise! This is a wonderful work out with a mix of components including warm-ups, gentle toning, cardio & strength training, stretching, balance & agility and more. Keeping our bodies moving is so vital to our quality of life, we can’t

encourage you enough to come and give it a try. As we are now meeting in the Hangar and have much more space, we no longer have to restrict residents by floors. Come one come all!

See you in The Hangar - Monday, Wednesday & Fridays at 10:00am. The program is geared to accommodate all levels of ability and you are encouraged to participate at your own pace. We hope to see everyone there! Note: Exercise will be by Video the first week of September.

Fun & Fit

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This is Needed!

Did you know that colouring is therapeutic? It has been proven that simply colouring has so many calming benefits that researchers and therapists have been recommending adult colouring now for over a decade. Come and get some beautiful colouring sheets and enjoy this amazing stress reducer!

Therapeutic Colouring

Therapeutic Saturdays are a perfect time to relax, create and maybe even meditate while enjoying some Therapeutic Colouring! Therapists have sung the praises of Therapeutic Colouring for a long time now and we know that those of you who embrace it would tell the others to give it a try! Please see reception for colouring sheets and

crayons/pencil crayons or come to our front reception on Saturdays to get supplies. We encourage everyone to try this strangely wonderful and therapeutic pass time!

Worship Gathering Join us on Sunday, September 20th at 10:00am in the Theatre for a time of worship and fellowship. Thank You Lee Serediuk for offering your time to host such a wonderful morning. Everyone is welcome to this non-denominational time of worship and fellowship. Note: Usual physical distancing will be in place.

Movie Matinees

Join us on Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm in the Theatre and enjoy a Wonderful Movie with friends! We’ve chosen a variety of everyone’s favourite shows; see calendar for details. Please come and take a physically distant seat in our theater. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Join us!

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Pamper Yourself

Harrison Hair Salon

Dal Khor is a Registered Nurse who specializes in Foot Care. She is a DVA provider (Department of Veterans Affairs) which allows Vets free care in most cases. Now is your chance to have Dal help you with your nails, corns, callouses and more. She comes to Harrison Pointe several Thursdays a month to address all of our ‘foot care’ needs. Dal books private appointments and will meet you in the hangar or other designated area. Call 604.534.0425 anytime and make your

appointment directly with Dal.

She comes highly recommended!

Dal’s Foot Care

Our monthly Hearing Clinic (provided by Amplifon) is back and will be in the building on the 4th Wednesday monthly. Join them on Wednesday, September 23rd from 1:00 - 3:00pm. Come and meet Ben and Jovie in the Spa Room. They will provide cleaning of your hearing aids and complimentary hearing tests. This service is provided at no charge by Amplifon You do not have to be a client of Amplifon to receive this free

service. Book your appointment today at our front reception.

Hearing Clinic Join us on Saturdays at 2:00pm for

Armchair Yoga (by video)! It is a gentle way to build muscle, strength and yoga offers such great health benefits… it can help improve posture, breathing, counteract arthritis

symptoms, increase mobility and range of motion as well as improve dexterity, coordination & more! A wonderful video will guide everyone through a gentle routine. Come to the Theater on Saturdays at 2:00pm to enjoy some gentle, transforming yoga.

Armchair Yoga

Harrison Hair Salon

We’re so delighted to introduce Nikki Newson, our wonderful new Hair Stylist at the Harrison Pointe Salon. Nikki will be taking clients Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8:30am - 3:00pm. Nikki is now offering a full range of Hair Services. See the sign with services and pricing on the Hair Salon door. Make your appointment at the Hair Salon, anytime when the salon is open. Both women and men welcome. The salon is located on ground level.

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That’s Interesting

The Benefits of Laughter It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Humor

lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. It also helps you release anger and forgive sooner. Our best advice is to tell/hear a joke, it’s good medicine!

Laughter is The Best Medicine

What Have You been Doing During the Pandemic? During this time of isolation, everyone has had to find ways to occupy their time and here is another wonderful way! Look at

the beautiful Art Collection made by the talented Diana Sendall! Adult Therapeutic Colouring is not only good for your soul, it’s beautiful too! Good Job Diana and keep up the good work! What a gorgeous gallery! We hope this encourages more of you to try this wonderful, therapeutic pastime!

Everyday Covid Check: At 5:00pm open a bottle of wine, smell it, taste it, then pour it in a glass. If you still have your sense of smell and taste, you are good! Cele-brate by finishing the bottle. You are welcome!

Coronacoaster noun: the ups and downs of a pandemic. One day you are loving your bubble, working out, baking banana bread and going for walks

and the next day you are crying, drink-ing gin for breakfast and missing people you don’t even like.

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