Staff Corner Employee of the Month: Alex Fulton St. Joseph’s at Fleming is pleased to announce the implementation of a new program called the Perfect Attendance Program. This program is open to all non-management staff. The purpose is to recognize Employees with perfect attendance each quarter and yearly. Certificates will be presented to those employees being recognized for perfect attendance for the quarter. The recipients for that quarter will also have their names entered in a draw for $100.00 An annual draw of $200.00 will take place at the end of the year from the names of those who maintained perfect attendance for the entire year. The program will come into effect April 1st, 2019. See posted memo for more details.

April Education Opportunities Pharmacy Inservice April 2 at 1030 and 1430 Palliative and End-of-Life Clinical Support Tool (CST) April 11 and April 18 from 0930h – 1100h – limited to RN’s - Please confirm with Amy Baker that you are able to attend and which day to expect you.

Volunteer/Student News

April 2019 Newsletter

A Word From Carol

April is upon us and the signs of spring are everywhere. At last, we hope, winter is behind us and we can start spring programming, enjoying seasonal treats, and getting outdoors. As Easter approaches, we are reminded of sacrifices made on our behalf. We think of that sacrifice on Cavalry on that first Easter. We think also of the generous sacrifices made by our volunteers, staff, and families on behalf of our residents every day. Each day we see examples of how we are upholding and living the legacy of the Sisters of St. Joseph as we live our Vision, Mission and Values. I want to also take time to think of our SJ@F care team members who have suffered sudden family losses and personal health challenges. These unexpected events affect each of us, because we care, and the generous support and kindness extended to our members suffering distress is exceptional and appreciated. On behalf of the Leadership Team, I extend our best wishes for a Happy Easter to our residents, staff, volunteers and their families. As always, Thank You for all you do!

Carol

Some of the thoughts on what a rose means to us.

R-respect O-Open minded S- Special E-Equal

Respect, appreciation, special, equal, beauty, cared for, strength, endurance, trust, loved ones, courage, respect, love, honesty, a thank you, delicate, handle with care.

The angels who work here, fragrance, colorful, perfect, birth, weddings, anniversaries, deaths, graduations, precious moments.

Smells sweet, a rose is fragile love, roses come in many colors, a rose resembles the beauty in all of us.

Name of your

community, address,

phone number, fax

number, other

information

Celebrating April

April Fool’s Day

April 1st

Music April 3 &17

Auxiliary

Bingo April 6

Fleming Easter

Event April 11

Fun Auction

April 12

Birthday Party April 18

Kawartha

Wildlife Centre April 24

Greenhouse

Cafe April 26

Celebration of

Life April 29

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The Fleming Social Service students wrap up their placements here with a lively dance. Everybody got into the swing! The Happy Wanderers were in to help residents and staff with those pesky income tax forms. Volunteers are priceless and we are blessed with their gifts. To become a volunteer contact Dee Archer at 705-743-4744 ext. 3036

Students and staff trip the light fantastic! Tax advice for Kathy.

Congratulations to Nancy Hepburn and

Diane Baldwin on their BSO Ace Awards!

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What is a Code Grey? A Code Grey Button-Down process is a shutdown of external air exchange into the building, in the event of an external air contaminant such as smoke from a fire or chemical gases in the air. Staff responsibility: Know what your role is!!!!

Remain or return to their areas of work and ensure all windows are closed in:

• Resident Rooms

• Dining Room and Activity Rooms

• Hallways and Sitting areas

• Nursery School

• Administration and Offices

• Staff Room

• Environmental/Kitchen Resident Responsibility:

• Follow direction of staff and keep doors and window’s closed.

• Remain in the building until all clear announced.

• Let staff know if you are going out. Family Responsibility:

• Remain in the building with your loved one until all clear announced and ensure windows in your loved one’s rooms are closed.

• Ensure you have signed out and signed back in. It is critical that in an emergency staff are not searching for a missing resident as well.

Pass this information on to family and friends

Staff Perspective Behind the Front Desk

Natasha Drena Nancy

Reception is the first point of contact for the Home and a very busy centre of operations. From banking, postal services, general correspondence, call centre management, report writing, room bookings, ticket sales, resident & home financial management, advocacy, admissions, tours, record keeping, privacy and supply management, this dedicated team ensures the tools are in place for a safe, successful and quality operation. Amina Amanda

Penny Dalrymple-Alford – Newspaper and Mail Delivery In the eight years that she has been with us Penny has been actively involved in making SJAF a welcoming place to live. Advocacy for her fellow resident is second nature to her. While delivering the mail and papers Penny is able to get to know her neighbours and their concerns. She has been on many special events committees including our tenth anniversary in 2014 and the visit of the Lieutenant Governor last spring. Penny plays a major role in our Leadership committee. It’s our residents that make SJAF a true home.

Armina and Amanda are the friendly faces behind the desk on weekends and in the evening. They come to us courtesy of Maxama Protection Inc.

New HVAC installed As you know on Tuesday March 19th a crane arrived at the front door and very quickly installed the new system for the main Kitchen. This system heats and cools the main kitchen areas. It was over 15 years old and in need of replacement. We want to thank everyone for your cooperation on the 19th that helped everything to go smoothly and very quickly.

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Resident Council Highlights

3.1 Kendra Jackson & Lori Leriche – Food Focus

March 17th: green theme for St. Patrick’s Day

o Green jello, lime sherbet, pea soup

o Residents decided they would like to have horse radish sauce

with corn beef on St. Patrick’s Day.

IDDSI fluids were introduced on Pathway. International Dysphagia Diet

Standardization Initiative (IDDSI), is a global standard with terminology

and definitions to describe textured modified foods and thickened fluids

used for individuals with dysphagia of all ages, in all care settings and for

all cultures. Staff will be aware of the changes. Residents will not notice a

difference.

3.2 Cindy Doris: Residents were given a copy of the Resident Satisfaction Survey to review. This will give the residents an opportunity for input and feedback. If the residents have any feedback, they are to let Lisa Bruinsma know and Lisa will pass along the feedback to Cindy Doris.

5. Residents’ Right # 24 – Written policies - “Every resident has the right to be informed in writing of any law, rule or policy affecting services provided to the resident and of the procedures for initiating complaints.” 6. Emergency Code Review: Code Grey – Button down - “An external airborne toxic spill, smoke, gas, etc., has occurred. Air exchange and windows must be shut down and closed up.”

10.2 Gardens Matthew Post expressed that he enjoys the gardens for the birds. John Gray is wondering if there will be any money for the gardens in the future – Lisa Bruinsma to follow up with Frank Benincasa. 11. Open Mike Two residents voiced concerns about possible plastic taste in their juice from the plastic cups. Lisa Bruinsma to follow up with Kendra Jackson. 12. Door Prize: won by Kim Krenz

Resident News and Views

Eggs and Easter

Since the time of the first “proto-humans” the egg must surely have been closely associated with life. It is easy to imagine the earliest representative of our species crowing with delight upon the discovery of a wild bird’s nest, let us say, a plover’s nest, filled with edible eggs. Surely the surly half animal, half human would have emitted sounds which could be interpreted as delight, for well he or she knew that within those fragile orbs there was a delicious and nourishing food. And imagine, too, when eggs were brought to the cave fireplace of the later Neanderthal, a hairy, but human figure whom we recognize as our predecessor, who cooked the eggs on heated stones and knows that they can be stored in this state or taken on hunting trips away from the family cave. Fast-forward now to the gleaming kitchen of a French chef, whose omelets have an international reputation, and are served with a Chablis for which his dinners are famous. The meals that are the source of his gastronomic excellence depend on eggs. It is no exaggeration to say that, the egg, in one form or another, has come down through history, side-by-side with humanity. What could be more natural, then, than to associate the egg with life itself. For the Christian, the Easter Egg is a statement, a statement of the Christian faith. Illustration and story by Kim Krenz

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Thoughts about April Fools! We Asked both Staff and residents to share their stories.

Mary……My brother was the mischievous one. He would play tricks on my sister and me. Nothing really bad just to tease us. He would hide our clothes or tell us somebody was at the door when they weren’t. He could really make my sister mad. Carol….My mother hates winter. I called her up on April 1st to warn her about a big momentous storm headed our way with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. She was not pleased! Natasha….My friend loved the eggs from my free-range chickens. One April first I gave her a dozen of my best. When she went to crack them into the frypan for breakfast….they were hard boiled! Happy April Fool’s! Kathy….Some tricks I might like to play are telling somebody their cup had a hole in it as they were about to take a drink. If I knew somebody had dressed up special for the day I would say “why are you wearing that old thing” before I said April fool. I would tell the nursing staff their door was locked, and the key was missing so they had the day off. April fool! Paige….My dad used to drink coffee with cream and sugar. One April Fool’s day, I switched the sugar with salt. He was so disgusted by the salty coffee (he was more afraid) that he now drinks his coffee black.

June…. I always wanted to play an April fool’s day prank when I used to go to church. We used to receive a four-page bulletin, (information of what was going on, etc.). Well I wanted to keep one from years past and make copies and hand them out. I never ended up doing it though, I just thought it would be funny to see people’s reaction

March Highlights – See Website for more Photos http://sjfltc.com/category/blog/

Social Service Student Dance

Marie and daughter Vera and Torie Graceful dancers Betty and friend Shrove Tuesday Pancakes Sing Song

Alex flips pancakes Tanya seats guests Judith enjoys results! June plays piano Saint Patricks Day Party

Green Day! John, Bernie and Betty in the spirit of the day! March Birthdays Spring at Last! Spot the Robin? Snow’s gone!

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April Fools’ Day April Fools’ Day is one of the most widely celebrated nonreligious holidays,

although no one seems to know how— or why—it actually started. Some

people believe it began as a celebration of the coming of spring, while others

think it was tied to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian

calendar. Many cultures celebrated the vernal equinox, the beginning of

spring, at the end of March. In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria, which

honored Cybele, an Anatolian goddess, was celebrated around March 25 and

included games, feasting, and masquerades. It was considered a joyous time

when joking and silliness were encouraged. The beginning of the new Roman

year on April 1 followed the celebration. Hindu culture also celebrated April 1

as the start of the new year, with a correspondingly happy festival called Holi.

During Holi, people played jokes on each other and threw colorful dyes at one

another. In Persian culture, a holiday known as Sizdahbedar, celebrated on the

13th day of the Zoroastrian new year, typically coincides with April Fools’ Day.

On this holiday, Iranians play pranks on one another. Some historians have

suggested that April Fools’ Day began in 1582, when France switched from the

Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as mandated by the Council of Trent

in 1563. Because communications in those days were uncertain, many people

were slow to get the news or didn’t recognize that the start of the new year had

moved from the last week in March through April 1 to January 1. Those who

continued to celebrate the start of the new year from the end of March through

April 1 were subject to ridicule and became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. One

of the most popular forms of ridicule was sticking a paper fish to the back of

such a person and calling them an “April fish,” a young, easily caught fish, or a

gullible person.

……………April Fools continued

Marion…One April fool’s day, my eldest son stayed home because he was sick.

I never thought anything of it. Years later, when my kids were all grown up, I

found out that my son was never sick and my second eldest son stayed under

his bed all day, because if my eldest could stay home, so could he!

Nicole…...I was in Grade 11 and April fool’s day came around and it was my

moms’ favourite holiday. I didn’t think anything of it, so I got ready for school like

any normal day. When I got home my mom asked me how I liked her joke, I

responded that nothing happened, and I was still waiting for it. She then told me

that she had cut out ½ of my deodorant stick out and filled it with ricotta cheese.

I was in complete shock! I now make sure I work on April 1st.

Veronica…. One April’s fool’s day, I took all the cookies out of the packaging

they come in and replaced them with bits of broccoli. My son came home

looking for cookies. He opened the package and saw the broccoli and said,

‘these aren’t cookies!’ and I told him, ‘well you touched them, you’re going to

have to eat them’. Meanwhile, I am eating the cookies I replaced with broccoli.

Matthew….I used to change the time on the clock to make people think they were either early or late.

Dee…….When I was very young my dad managed to fool me by saying “come quickly, there’s a horse and buggy coming by the door”. I fell for it every time for quite a few years.

In what country is April Fools’

Day celebrated for two days?

Answer: In Scotland, where victims

of pranks are called gowks (cuckoo

birds). The first day is for general

pranking. The second day is known

as Taily Day, and pranks involving

the backside are played.

Supposedly, this is how “kick me”

signs originated.

On April 1, 1957 the British news show Panorama broadcast a three-

minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest

in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop

was attributed both to an unusually mild winter and

to the "virtual disappearance of the spaghetti

weevil." The audience heard Richard Dimbleby, the

show's highly respected anchor, discussing the

details of the spaghetti crop as they watched

video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing

it into baskets. The segment concluded with the assurance that, "For those

who love this dish, there's nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti."

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Health and Safety Corner – What’s in my Room?

St. Joseph’s at Fleming must ensure that each Resident is as comfortable and

safe as possible in their surroundings. Safety is our primary concern. Each room needs space around the bed and in the bathroom to ensure:

• Resident can walk around safely- Nursing can assist with care

• Doctor can assess a Resident - Housekeeping can clean

• Wheelchairs can turn - Walkers can be stored safely

Your room is furnished with a bed, bedside table, stationary chair, armoire, and

necessary towels and linens are available from nursing staff. You might wish to

make your room more home-like and comfortable with some personal items.

• What CAN I bring to my new Room?

• A freestanding bookcase –not to exceed 30” wide x 12” deep x 40” tall

• A dresser – not to exceed 5 drawers, or 60” in height or a cabinet –not to

exceed 36” wide x 18” deep x 60” tall

• A chair – not to exceed 36” in width

• A clock or clock radio

• Bedside lamp, floor lamp (you are responsible for batteries and bulbs)

• A television & sturdy stand, television must not exceed 26 inches.

• Personal pillow, bedspread, or blanket (personal linens must be labeled)

All electrical items such as clock radios and bedside lamps require a safety

inspection by maintenance staff. Please contact the Manager of Environmental

Services ext. 3006 or your nurse to arrange an inspection prior to installation.

For more info please contact the Health & Safety Committee or management.

Puzzles jokes teasers

Can February March? No, but April May!

Why are trees very forgiving? Because in the Fall they "Let It Go" and in the Spring they "turn over a new leaf".

What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole? A hot cross bunny. Why is the letter A like a flower? A bee (B) comes after it!

Why We Colour Easter Eggs

In many cultures around the world, the egg is a symbol of new life, fertility and rebirth. For thousands of years, Iranians and others have decorated eggs on Nowruz, the Iranian New Year that falls on the spring equinox. For Christians, the Easter egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Painting Easter eggs is an especially beloved tradition in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches where the eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross. The hard shell of the egg represents the sealed Tomb of Christ, and cracking the shell represents Jesus' resurrection from the dead. Moreover, historically Christians would abstain from eating eggs and meat during Lent, and Easter was the first chance to eat eggs after a long period of abstinence.