We have had another busy week here at the Home. We are starting to see more of you come for the garden visits which overall are going well. We realize there is still a barrier there but we are doing our best to keep the residents as safe as possible. There has been some positive COVID cases in the KFLA area and we can simply not let our guard down or become complacent. If you haven’t seen this video yet, put out by KFLA Public Health with Dr. Kieran Moore I would encourage you to review it here as it highlights how quickly this can spread!
We were sad to be advised that Fr Dave is resigning from his work here at JMPC. We are doing a food collection for him (as he wished) that will go to help families in the Napanee area. Fr Dave has provided many years of support to the residents, families and staff and we are most appreciative of his sensitivity and compassion that he has bestowed on us over this time.
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.
Hope you enjoy this week’s newsletter,
Angela Malcolm
Director
COVID-19 Testing for Visitors coming for the Garden Visits
IMPORTANT: Your test results must be within the previous 2 weeks of each visit.
If you visit regularly, this will mean that you need to be tested every 2 weeks.
All visitors coming to the Home must be swabbed within 2 weeks of each visit. You will need to call a COVID-19 assessment center to book your COVID-19 swab test and have it completed. It will take approximately 48-72 hours to obtain your results. The number for the Napanee Assessment Centre held at the Lenadco Complex (across the road from JMPC) is 613-354-8254. Other COVID assessment centers are available near you. The link to access your results for this testing is here. The Home will need to see a screenshot or document that you will show to the screener on the day of your visit (we don’t need to have this in advance) confirming you have been tested and have had a negative result in the past 2 weeks. What to Bring when you come for a Garden Visit:
Bring your COVID test results
Bring your own face covering
Bring your own lawn chair
A visiting schedule has been set up online using the same link as you have been using for zoom and window visits. Access it here. If you are unable to access this online tool, please reach out to the Home at 613 354 3306 and you will be supported in booking this visit. If you are unable to make your booked visiting time for any reason, please call and let the Home know so that we can inform your loved one and avoid any disappointment.
Previous newsletters that will help to answer frequently asked questions:
Menu -- Hereis the menu for this week with the following changes made:
Tuesday we are having a BBQ for the residents so they are having BBQ Hamburgers instead of sausage and pepper casserole and Neapolitan ice cream for dessert
Wednesday we are celebrating Canada Day! For breakfast we added a Montreal Style Bagel with Cream Cheese, the lunch choices are French Canadian pea soup, pancakes with maple syrup and pea meal bacon or Montreal Smoked Meat on Rye, with a Nanaimo Bar for dessert. For dinner the choices are Tourtiere with baked bean and cedar plank salmons with fresh asparagus and a butter tart for dessert.
Program Schedule – Here is this week’s program schedule.
Window Cleaning -- We will be having our siding and windows cleaned starting on Monday NEXT week (July 6). The siding will be starting on Monday at 8am in the front communal garden and working west around the front of the building. The following two days will be window cleaning which will start in the front communal garden and proceed in the same direction. We just wanted you to know in the event you were planning a window visit so you can adjust your time.
The Village Salon -- The Village Salon, featuring Jeanne, our Hairdresser is back open effective today, June 29 2020!!! So happy to have her back! Jeanne has been working as a Resident Support Aide here since the salon closed up and I know the staff and residents enjoyed having her out on the floor with them. It was a great learning opportunity for Jeanne but she is happy to be back behind the chair with scissors in hand!
Zoom Meetings, Window Visits & Garden Visits
Book yourZoom and Window and Garden Visit online using Picktime!
We ask that visits be scheduled a day ahead and that weekend requests are completed by Friday at 2pm. For zoom visits, you will receive a confirmation email first. Then, 1 day prior to your zoom visit you will receive the zoom link emailed to you from the Home.
If you have any questions please call 613-354-3306 or email Candice here. Please note that you can continue to enjoy your zoom visit along with a Garden visit or window visit. You certainly can have more than one form of connection with your loved one.
Getting to Know Us
Some of you may not be familiar with Bobbie-Joe Blackburn. Bobbie-Joe is the Administrative Supervisor. She is your connection to the Business Office at JMPC. Should you have any financial related questions regarding your loved one’s account please feel free to reach out to her.
. It’s always nice to put a name to a face….. Here’s Bobby-Joe!
Menu Planning using Canada’s Food Guide
Stephanie is our Dietitian at JMPC, and has provided this informative article for you to enjoy.
Last year, a new version of Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) was released with some pretty big changes from previous versions. The new CFG took on a new look and moved away from the way we’ve been used to looking at food intake recommendations. Instead of having a number of servings prescribed for the different food groups, the new version uses a plate method, whereby half of the plate is comprised of fruits and vegetables, one quarter is grains, and another quarter is protein containing foods. Foods such as dairy products were included in the last group, rather than being in their own. Lastly, water is recommended as the recommended drink of choice.
The new CFG was developed with population health in mind, but created a new challenge for menu planning in long term care. The Ontario regulations require that menus are planned using foods from all food groups in keeping with Canada’s Food Guide. Previously, this meant meeting the daily servings for the food groups. With the new CFG and removal of food groups, there is less guidance for meal planning, however, Dietitians of Canada has released a new document to guide menu planning in long term care. It highlights considerations that also have to be taken into account when planning for a LTC population. For example, vegetables are low in calories; often our residents do not have big appetites and so providing a large amount of low calorie foods is not the best way to optimize their intake. Overall, we have to ensure that the menu will meet the daily nutritional requirements of our residents. In doing so, we can also minimize our reliance on nutritional supplements and instead focus on meeting nutrient needs through foods. This can be done using something called Daily Recommended Intakes (DRIs) which are recommended amounts of nutrients that will meet the needs of most of the population. Ultimately, making sure that the DRIs are met will be more important than strictly following the meal structure suggested by CFG.
Meet Our New Resident
by Michelle Hickey
Admission to Long Term Care for new residents and their families can be overwhelming. Coping with leaving their homes and loved ones can lead to an array of emotions including fear, anger and great sadness. On admission, we ask families to help provide us with information about each resident by completing a “Meet our New Resident” form. By knowing a little bit about a person, we can provide a more personal approach to care that focuses on what each individual really needs, including emotionally. This is especially important for those residents living with Dementia.
Each person living with dementia is a unique person with a unique life story who continues to have the capacity for relationships with significant others, family members and friends. They are people with many remaining strengths and abilities who are still capable of feeling and expressing emotions very deeply. This is why it is so very important to not lose sight of who the person is.
Think about this……
Are you someone who drinks coffee first thing in the morning?
How do you feel when you miss your morning cup?
What if, for whatever reason, you could not get that morning cup of coffee on your own?
What if no one knew you needed to have your morning coffee, so you just went without it?
How would you respond to not being provided with that morning cup of coffee?
A cup of morning coffee may be an important part of one’s routine, whether they are living with dementia or not. Not meeting that need for coffee can result in an emotional response from anyone. Some may warn others that they have not had their coffee yet and to be aware! Others may become grouchy and unapproachable, while others may feel weak and shaky from lack of caffeine. Whatever the response, the result is the same. A need has not been met.
The more we know about the person living with dementia, the easier it is to meet their needs, allowing them to feel acknowledged, useful, successful and hopeful. Persons living with dementia have the same needs as you and me. They are and will always be people first. If you have not completed a “Meet our New Resident” form, or think you have more information to share that may be helpful, please contact Carolyn McConnell or Adonica Lasher.
Message from the Chair of Family Council
Happy to have received positive feedback regarding the poster boards that people are finding helpful in reducing the glare during window visits. These are available just inside the foyer door to the left.
Please feel free to reach out to Gwen if you have any questions that you would like to have answered in this newsletter