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ESUMMER 2020

Issue 7

HOME NEWS Read about our updates

and what’s been happening at the home.

WORDS FROM MARK Mark shares a few words of

reassurance and support

LIFE AT CEDAR LODGESee what we’ve been up to

at the care home over the last few months

STAFF UPDATES Learn a bit more about

our staff and what they’ve achieved

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Nenita JopsonHome Manager

WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER!Firstly, I’d like to say “Thank you” to all our residents and their loved ones, who’ve all shown a great deal of patience, understanding and support during these unprecedented times. I feel grateful to have a hard-working team here at Cedar Lodge who have been compassionately caring for our residents, while navigating through the pandemic.I’m sure you’re all aware that we’re still in the middle of the pandemic and need to continue to be vigilant as we steer safely and responsibly through our new way of life. As we walk into Summer, I’m glad to be able to offer outdoor visits for immediate family, a step in the right direction to normality. We appreciate your support in implementing the Government and Health Agency guidelines during your visits. Please enjoy perusing our latest newsletter showing a snapshot of what it’s been like at our home.

HOME NEWS It’s been a busy few months here at Cedar Lodge. Here is a snippet about what’s been happening.

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HONEY COMING SOON Soon you’ll be able to buy honey cultivated outside the Cedar Lodge gardens. This is a new feature of our home we are excited to start because of the health benefi ts of consuming locally sourced honey.

DAILY SPARKLEWe now have a subscription to the Daily Sparkle, a daily reminiscence newspaper. Our residents have been thoroughly enjoying the fun facts, lovely stories and puzzles. There is also a relative portal to enjoy. For login details, contact chesca@forestcare.co.uk.

GARDEN VISITS With the good weather in mind, we are delighted to have started facilitating outdoor visits for immediate family to visit residents. For safety reasons we are still arranging these by appointment only. Please contact the team to book your time slot. We thank you in advance for respecting our safety protocols.

SUMMER MENUS Summer is here and so are our new menus. We’re looking forward to residents trying out new summer menus and picking their favourite dishes of the season.

WHAT’S NEW Keep up to date and get to know more about people at Cedar Lodge!

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As Margaret was born in August and is one of our newest residents, we thought you’d like to get to know Margaret a little more… Margaret moved to Cedar Lodge in January and quickly became a very sociable member of the care home. She thoroughly enjoys all the activities as well as the dining experience at mealtimes. Margaret loves doing arts and crafts, mostly enjoying the fl ower fashion artwork she and other residents have been making using the brightly coloured fl owers in the Cedar Lodge gardens. Having lived in Frimley Green for most of her life, Cedar Lodge was the natural choice for the care home she chose. Margaret was a keen member of the community and participated in many local events. For many years Margaret was an active member of the Grove Ladies Club in Frimley, which has now unfortunately disbanded. Her brother shares the article below of her participating in a Frimley Green Carnival featured in the News of the World national newspaper dated July 1989. Margaret will be celebrating her 90th Birthday at Cedar Lodge on August 24th, a very special milestone.

RESIDENT PROFILE

MARGARET WILSON

Thousands Watch ParadeCarnival fever hit Frimley Green on Sunday a� ernoon as a procession of colourful � oats made their way through the village in warm summer sunshine. � ousands of shirt sleeved onlookers gathered along Frimley Green Road to send o� the � oats – a motley mixture of colour and noise. � ere were the toddlers of Frimley Green Playgroup, the French Revo-lution theme of the Brownies and the noisy enthusiasm of Cross Farm First School dressed as London street urchins. Others that caught the eye included the Priory Players with their live theatre and Frimley Church of England Middle School’s “Pillage In � e Village” tableau of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. � e theme for this year’s Carnival was history, and some � oats took the

opportunity to celebrate events like the 150th birthday of the camera or the centenary of Charlie Chaplin’s birthday. Starting from Lakeside, the procession made its slow way up to the Johnson’s wax roundabout and then back to � e Green. � ere the public could sample traditional fare such as candy � oss, ice creams and burgers, or have a � utter on the tom-bola or in the ra� e. For the more adventurous there was the opportu-nity to have a go on the mini-train. Mrs. Pamela Sturgess of Frimley Green Carnival Committee said: “It was an extremely good day. Altogether there were 28 entries in the procession and we collected £750 – that’s considerably up on last year.”She said that besides the three nominated

charities, the committee would also fund a bumper Christmas party for the Frimley Green children. Proceeds from the street collec-tions and stalls will be divided among three local charities this year, the bene� ciaries being Frimhurst recuperative home, talking newspapers for the blind and the RSPCA. Organised by the Frimley Green Social Committee, over £70,000 has been raised for charity over the past 10 years.

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WORDS FROM MARK The Director of Forest Care would like to share a few words...

OUTDOOR FUNWe have felt very grateful for the beautiful weather we’ve been enjoying over the last 3 months. Residents have spent lots of time socialising outside; eating alfresco, participating in activities or even just to admire the birds and fl owers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!We’d like to say a big Happy 90th Birthday to Mr Brown! We were very impressed with the birthday cake!

I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful Summer weather we have been experiencing over the past couple of months, despite the restrictions we are continuing to live with. While the Government continues to ease the lockdown restrictions, it is very important for us all to remember that the threat of COVID-19 has not gone away. We are continuing to follow all necessary precautions with regard to PPE, temperature monitoring, hand-sanitising and social-distancing in line with continued guidance. That will remain the case in each of our care homes until we are sure it is fully safe to do otherwise.While we are making every effort to make visiting residents possible , we have to ensure this is done safely. That means strict protocols need to be in place for the safety of our residents and staff and we appreciate your understanding and support in adhering to these. It remains the case that non-essential visitors are not permitted into care homes. Each home has slightly different arrangements for their garden visits, so please liaise with team directly but all such visits need to remain on the following basis:• Strictly by appointment only• Limited to one family member per visit for one hour• Limited to offi ce hours, Monday to Friday• Subject to social distancing being maintainedWe all hope that things will improve to the extent that the restriction can be lifted altogether at some point in the not too distant future, but in the event they are not, we are looking at further options for visiting safely beyond the summer months.Finally, I would once again like to thank our courageous staff who have been exceptional throughout this challenging period. May we all continue to keep safe and well as we acclimatise to our new “normal” way of life. All the best, Mark Vickery

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What’s been happening...

HOME SCHOOLINGFrom making rainbows to Joe Wicks PE classes... Parents have needed to get creative with their home schooling over the last few months.

For national Carers Week, homemade “Carers Survival Kits” were given to each carer to say thank you for their hard work. Later in the week, the activities room was transformed into a multi-sensory oasis. Sila, our fi tness and well-being ambassador, offered back, neck, head and hand massages to staff and residents. With a variety of refreshments, aromatherapy and tranquil music, residents and staff could either enjoy a treatment or just enjoy the relaxing atmosphere for a bit of well-deserved R&R.

ANCHORS AWEIGH Some of us have been getting creative with delivery boxes!

NATURE WALKS With amenities closed for a number of weeks, many of us have been enjoying long walks around our local areas.

This is a beautiful landscape captured outside of Whitchurch. A sea of yellow fl owers for all passers-by to enjoy.

THANK YOU ARABELLAArabella, Mrs Glide’s

Granddaughter, kindly painting a Flamingo for everyone at

Cedar Lodge. It travels around the home for all to enjoy.

CARERS WEEK

ACTIVITIES AT CEDAR LODGEFATHER’S DAY

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For Father’s Day we brought all the special gifts and cards to each of the gentlemen at Cedar Lodge, who also enjoyed video calling their loved ones.

Well done to the activities team who have been acting at stand in hair stylists while we are unable to book our usually Hairdresser during lockdown.

HAIR SALON

FLOWERS BY MARSINAHMarsinah keeps our home fi lled with beautiful fl ower arrangements.

Enjoy this gallery of memories made

GAMES Lockdown hasn’t stopped us from enjoying our regular table-top games & Bingo afternoons.

NATIONAL NURSES DAYWe celebrated Nurses Day with gifts & chocolates while sharing a few words of appreciation.

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THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

FINE DINING EXPERIENCE During lockdown we hosted a 5* Fine Dining Experience for the residents. The 3 course menu included Pâté to start followed by Chicken Cordon Bleu with Chive mash, sautéed green beans with flaked almonds, baby carrots and a creamy Bearnaise sauce. To finish, we enjoyed a rich chocolate mousse tart.Mrs Draper commented “What a delightful experience. We eat very well here on a daily basis but this was extra special”.

As you know, here at Cedar Lodge we love to celebrated special events… and the Queen’s Birthday was no exception. Our catering team did a fantastic job laying on a spread for afternoon tea… just look at the cake!

BBQSWhen Summer comes, so do the BBQs and we’ve been enjoying many of them already this year at Cedar Lodge!

LIFE IN CEDAR LODGE It’s been a busy few months at the care home. Enjoy this gallery of memories made

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF VE DAY

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CARD MAKING Our Arts & Crafts Club have enjoyed making many cards to send to friends and family during lockdown while visiting has been restricted... “Guess HOO misses you!“

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day we sang songs by Vera Lynn, after enjoying a traditional british Fish ‘n’ Chips in the dining room, which was covered in british bunting! Residents then waved their fl ags in the main lounge while we watched the processions in London.Nenita also brought in the medals of her Father-in-Law who served in the Navy.

THANK YOUThank you to everyone who has sent in words of support and sweet treats to keep residents and staff going, it’s greatly appreciated.

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Cooking up a storm Chef Bhanu created a delicious Chicken Tikka Masala in his very fi rst cooking show. The experience really was a sensory delight! To smell everything cooking made our mouths water and we were not disappointed when we got to taste the fi nished dish. Mr Lee said “when will the next one be?”Keep your eyes peeled for the next ‘Cooking with Bhanu’ event!

FLOWER ART Blooming Marvellous! We love the fl oral couture pieces made by residents by using real fl owers and leaves from our gardens.

INTERACTIVE TABLEOur interactive activities table continues to be very popular.

Congratulations to Manny “Jojo” Dimaun who completed his NVQ Level 3 in Hospitality, as well as Julita Cristobal, Cheyanne Magnus and Aruna Gurung who have achieved their next NVQ qualifi cations!

STAFF UPDATES Get to know our staff better here at Cedar Lodge.

Bhanu has been working as a professional Chef for over 10 years.

For 3 of those years, Bhanu has worked at Cedar Lodge as our talented and passionate Head Chef. He works hard to develop a menu that is appealing to residents while focusing on their nutritional and dietary needs.

Bhanu brings his strong creative fl air to work

every day, presenting his food in artistic ways and making sure there is a strong colour balance on the plate. Cooking with seasonal fresh foods is important to Bhanu, who is passionate about caring for our residents through his meals.

STAFF PROFILE - BHANU MORAMPUDI

Head Chef

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STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS

MAX ROOPUNCongratulations to Max who has recently been promoted to Senior Care Assistant.

#ProudToCareWe’d like to say a big thank you and well done to all the staff working hard at Cedar Lodge. Even through this challenging time, they continue to keep spirits high and prioritise the safety and well-being of our residents.

#ClapForCarers#SparkleForSocialCare

Thank you from Forest Care.

RESIDENTS AND RELATIVES MEETING We host a residents and relatives meeting regularly, which is an opportunity to inform, discuss and get feedback on the issues of the day.

Our next meetings will beResident meeting: 26th Aug at 11:30 Relative meeting: 22nd Sep at 11:30

If there are topics that you would like to discuss before the next scheduled meeting, please

contact Nenita or Jayne at Cedar Lodge.

FEEDBACK CORNER How are we doing? Let us know your views and opinion and read about what others say.

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CEDAR LODGE INVITES YOU TO REVIEW Scan the QR code below and enter your review on carehome.co.uk for Cedar Lodge.

Alternatively, to submit a review by post, ask a member of the team to post you a review card or pick one up next time you visit Cedar Lodge

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Alternatively, visit carehome.co.uk/submitreviewor pick up a carehome.co.uk review card

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FUN TIME!

Caring since 1981

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CHEF’S SEASONAL RECIPE BBQ Marinades Give your BBQ a little oomph this Summer with delicious marinades that you simply blitz in a food processor.

DID YOU KNOW... Watermelon is one of summer’s best summer treats. Did you know that watermelons are not a fruit, but a vegetable instead? They belong to the cucumber family of vegetables.DID YOU HEAR THE ONE...Where do sharks go on Summer holidays?... Finland!What do you call six weeks of rain in Scotland?... Summer!

Asian Chilli Marinade 4 tbsp sriracha, a chopped stalk of lemon grass, chunk of grated ginger, 1 tbsp sugar and 2 limes juiced. Chermoula Marinade A juiced lemon, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, bunch of chopped coriander, 1 red chilli and 2 garlic cloves chopped with 4 tbsp of olive oil. Wholegrain Mustard Marinade 3 tbsp grain mustard, 1 lemon juiced, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar & 1 tsp thyme. Jerk Marinade 4 chopped spring onions, 2 chillies, 3 garlic cloves, chunk of ginger, 6 thyme sprigs, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp allspice, 3 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp nut oil and ½ cup of water. Spiced Yoghurt Marinade 250ml natural yoghurt, bunch of coriander, 2 garlic cloves, 4 green chillies, chunk of ginger, 2 tsp cumin & 1tsp ground coriander, blitz in a food processor

Scramble Challenge Can you decipher these food themed

word scrambles?

Scramble Answers: 1. Pancake 2. Popcorn 3. Eggplant 4. Pineapple 5. Milkshake 6. Grapefruit 7. Breadstick 8. Strawberry 9. Jawbreaker 10. Cornfl akes 11. Watermelon 12. Peppermint 13. Seafood 14. Chickpea 15. Horseradish

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