On February 14, we held our annual Sweetheart Dinner where everyone had a blast. Residents enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Programs and Support Services staff JeffColeman and Brooke Wagner.

RESIDENT AND FAMILY

SUNSET VILLAGE & MANOR | ISSUE 1 | 2019

What’s New at your Home!

The Palliative Care team started a weekly Soup & Chili Day to raise funds for new

Palliative Care carts for each resident home area. We have raised $280 to date!

All the best in your

retirement!

Georgian Village and Sunset Manor received a grant through New Horizons for a trio bike. We are looking for volunteers to pilot the bikes and sit on the committee. Come join us!

TRIO BIKES ARE COMING

Harvey Dingwall of West Simcoe and his lovely wife Doreen.

HAPPY RETIREMENT MARY!!! Mary Hutterer’s worked at the County for 31 years, with her most current position being Supervisor of Community Programs.

Jim Keogh’s retirement comes after more than 12 years of service as the Supervisor of Environmental Services with the County. Jessie Jacobs, Cathy Wilson, Jim Keogh, Tammy Stapley, and Gail Pollard at the party.

HAPPY RETIREMENT JIM!!!

David Beard enjoying the woodworking program.

Gisela Glaesig with Flora the Cockatiel during pet therapy.

UPCOMING EVENTSMAY

June 1Ice Cream Sundae Day

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JUNE

May 27 - 30 Resident and Family

Gardening Night

June 8Resident & Family BBQ

May 12 Mother’s Day Tea

June 27Seniors’ Month Celebration Day

Our four Homes embarked on an project with Tourism Simcoe County in 2018. The residents engaged in a weekly Barn Quilting Program, which also included an additional intergenerational program with local schools. A barn quilt is a large piece made of squares, rectangles, and triangles of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and decorates the side of a barn. Look for them around Simcoe County. Irene Fodor painting a Barn Quilt for the County of Simcoe Barn Quilt Trail.

Barn Quilting Program

DIETARY UPDATESHigh five to the Dietary Department for going above and beyond this Chinese New Year! For the Year of the Pig they created a delicious menu featuring Spring rolls, wontons, chicken balls, steamed rice, Oriental vegetables, and fortune cookies!

Visitors are permitted to visit during an outbreak but please stay home if you are sick. Hand hygiene is vital, use the available alcohol-based hand rub throughout your visit; especially before entering and leaving a resident’s room. Limit your visit to one person and do not visit multiple residents.

Jane Campbell enjoying the cookies she baked at the Baking Club.

John Morton at the winter wonderland birthday party.

Sandra Von Hunnius and Helen Young enjoying the Sort & Fold Program.

Irene Gibson during the Watch-it Sprout Program.

Will Schoeffmann, grandson, and staff Cindy showing his raffle prize at the Christmas dinner.

Bud Crookes, wife, and daughter at the Remembrance Day Ceremony.

John Gordon visiting his pony!

All visitors are welcome to participate in programs as applicable.

Please visit our new web page for fundraising opportunities: www.simcoe.ca/dpt/ltc/fundraising. Support the “Give a Lift” Bus Fundraising Campaign by making a donation.

DONATION WEB PAGE

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A Message from Jane Sinclair, GM, Health & Emergency Services

We hope everyone had an enjoyable

old fashioned winter season and are enjoying the recent spring weather. We are excited to bring you the most recent updates about what’s happening in your home or residence, as we continue working diligently to ensure the highest quality of care for our residents.

The County of Simcoe is proud to announce the 2019 Simcoe County Age-Friendly Seniors Housing Grant Program once again this year. This program enables seniors to incorporate accessible, adaptable and inclusive designs for occupants 60+ into their living areas. The County has established an annual fund in the amount of $500,000 for eligible Seniors Housing Grant Program projects. Grant amounts will be distributed based on the number of applications received and ability to meet funding criteria. The deadline for grant submissions this year is May 15, 2019.

We are delighted to receive a grant from the Government of Canada New Horizon for Seniors Program Ontario, that will enable the Simcoe Cycling Without Age program to be established at Sunset Village in Collingwood and Georgian Village in Penetanguishene. Cycling Without Age programs have enhanced the lives of residents around the world through the simple act of sharing trishaw rides in the outdoors. The program will include one specialized trio bike per home, which will be used to take residents for rides to experience the surrounding Simcoe County trails. We hope to have the program up and running as soon as the bikes arrive in early May.

In November 2018, the County was notified of new funding to support Behavioural Support Services to residents living in long-term care homes in this region. This new funding will support an additional full-time Geriatric Psychiatrist, more registered nursing staff, and education and training for long-term care employees.

Hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter and look forward to bringing you more updates soon!

COMMITMENT OUR to YOUMediSystem Pharmacy, our new pharmacy, started in January 2019. This is great news, as we now have a pharmacist on-site weekly helping us to build a stronger medication management system. New Supervisor of Resident Care Leanna Gilbert is our floor level manager and first contact for staff. She brings six years of management experience and specializes in responsive behaviour and wound care.

New iPads are being installed for our PSWs so they are able to chart more easily, leaving more time for resident care.

eHealth Ontario has developed a solution to provide real-time access to medical information. ConnectingOntario, also referred to as eConnect, is an electronic health record portal that enables clinicians to share medical information on a safe, secure, and digital platform. This means that those in your circle of care will have better access to lab reports, ED visits, discharge summaries, allergy information, diagnostic imaging, and medication information.

Your health-care team, with your consent, will have all the necessary information to make informed decisions about your care. All the County of Simcoe long-term care homes will be adopting this program in 2019. You will see posters and brochures with more information shortly.

NURSING UPDATES

Left, Bernice Masci with Sewing for Ages. Middle, Bryan Lee with Sewing for Ages. Right, volunteer Jan Sparling and students Melody,

Maddie, Kayla, and Jayden from the Sewing for Ages Program.

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OUR VOLUNTEERS!

WELCOME to Sunset Manor!Hannah Thomson, Brittney McKague, Nadine Barnard, Cassie Baker, and Taylor Lockett.

3,050Total Volunteer Hours in 2018!

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” – Elizabeth Andrew

MANAGEMENT TEAM call 705-445-4499 for more information

George CornellWarden

Mark AitkenCAO

Jane SinclairGeneral Manager

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TEAM

RNsSandra PriceManju Mathew PSWsJack MerolaKirstin StevensonTaylor LeducRubyleen Cabigting John PeirceAshley Linklater Stephanie Dunford Michelle AllenTina ThompsonVictoria Banks Brittney Boucher

RNPsFiona McCallAshley Anderson Housekeeping and/or LaundryJohanne Hogg DietaryDiane Larocque Gunter Hundemer ActivationistBetty Serino RAI Co-ordinatorKrista Horne

Resident Care SupervisorLeanna Gilbert Research and Project ManagementOlga Belanovskaya

HERE WE

GROW AGAIN!

SUNSET STARJanuary Jessica Miles February Stefan Svorad

Cliff ChandlerEnvironmentalServices SupervisorExt. 6100

RiaMacDonald Director ofResident CareExt. 6199

JacquelineMacIntoshDietary SupervisorExt. 6180

Jenn BaulkeProgram & Support Service SupervisorExt. 6080

Martina WyniaAdministratorExt. 6200

Tracy GardnerAssociateDirector of Resident CareExt. 6010

Michele PauzéDirectorSeniors ServicesExt. 3125

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Peter VerduinCommunityProgramsSupervisorExt. 5131