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W I N D E R M E R E C A R E C E N T R E
9 0 0 W E S T 1 2 T H A V E
V A N C O U V E R B C
V 5 Z 1 N 3
November 2016
P A G E 2
Can you believe it?
We are already planning for December!
Purdy’s is coming to you again
Brochures and order forms are available at the front desk.
Orders must be placed by November 14th
expected delivery date is December 9th 2016.
Dear Santa,
We have been very good this year.
Over 200 of us, the residents of
Windermere, have a wish list we are
hoping you will consider.
This wish list is just for us and in-
cludes gifts that benefit our quality of
life and leisure time. We hope you have time to visit the Giving
Tree displayed on the main floor bulletin board to view our requests.
The tree will be ready on December 1, 2016. Gifts can be deliv-
ered down the chimney, to the fifth floor, or to any recreation staff
member: Azmina, Emely, Joie and Susan. Rudolph’s carrots will
be waiting at the front desk.
Thank you, Santa!
P A G E 3
Birthdays
Please join us
on
Thursday November 17th
At 2:00 pm
on the Main Floor
For Our November
Birthday Celebration
With
Susan Skemp
Nurse’s Corner P A G E 4
Care Conferences Fitting the pieces together to meet the unique needs of the Resident
WHO? Resident and/ or most responsible Family along with the Inter Disciplinary Team members: Resident Care Coordinator or As-sistant Director of Care, Nurse, Dietitian, Recreation, Support Ser-vices, Pharmacist, Doctor (and other Health Professionals if required) WHEN? A formal meeting is held 4-6 weeks after admission and annually thereafter. A special care conference can be arranged if there is a significant change in the resident’s condition. WHAT? Each discipline describes the current status of the resident. Opportunity is given to Resident / Family to present general comments or questions from their perspective. WHY? Goals are then established as a team including the family /resident. Based on the goals, all aspects of the Care Plan are reviewed and updated and communicated to team members. WHERE? Room 520 MORE QUESTIONS? Ask your Nurse or the Director of Care Bincy George [email protected]
P A G E 5
Cooking Corner
Mincemeat Tarts While there is no definitive explanation as to how mincement came to be a holiday tradition, it is most likely that its association with Christmas is linked to its trinity of spices: cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
Mincemeat originated in the 13th century when Crusaders returning to Europe brought exotic spices back with them from the Holy Land. Due to insufficient refrigeration at the time, the spices were a welcome pre-servative for households: they used spices with fruit and meat to make their supply of protein last longer. The spices’ geographical origins in the Holy Land lent them a religious connotation, but when the Church began teaching that the three spices in the popular dish also signified the gifts of the three wise men to the infant Jesus, mincemeat seemed to be-come a mandatory Christmas tradition.
Recipe: Empty out one large jar of mincemeat into a bowl. Add brandy. Taste. Add more brandy. Taste again. Sit down and finish the bottle of brandy. Now, spoon the mincemeat into the tarts. Slow down if you’re feeling a little tipsy. Top each tart with a little bit of pastry, shaped like a
star. Pop the tarts into the oven and open up a bottle of rum. . .
P A G E 6
Chaplain’s Corner
Albert Camus was a French author, philosopher and a well-known
journalist. He was also the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1957.
Here are some of his quotes that teach us something about living life
well.
On companionship: Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may
not lead. Walk beside me; just be my friend. … Blessed are the hearts
that can bend; they shall never be broken. … A loveless world is a dead
world.
On happiness: You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness
consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
… To be happy we must not be too concerned with others. … Find
your happiness in yourself. Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on
us to invent it.
On living life fully: You cannot create experience. You must experience it. Real generos-
ity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
And a closing thought on attitude: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Chaplain Ken
P A G E 7
Montessori Programs
Activities listed are samples of Montessori Type programs
Implemented on all of the floors. Each floor is equipped with supplies
and materials to implement these activities
These activities can be done individually, in small groups and 1:1
Physical: Social: Sensory:
Balloon Toss Sing-alongs Hand Massages
Folding Reminiscing Aromatherapy
Bowling Brainstorming
Cognitive: Spiritual:
Sorting Hymn Sing
Colouring/art
Reading
Word search
Sing along with Sonia Marie ……… Monday November 7th 2016
10:00 am—3rd floor 11:00 am 7th Floor
What is Montessori at Windermere?
Windermere staff have been trained to support residents using the
Montessori method: residents are provided with activities suitable to
their needs, abilities and interests. It’s a personalized approach that gives
our residents a sense of enjoyment, accomplishment and purpose.
P A G E 8
The next best thing to the enjoyment of a
good time is the recollection of it.
P A G E 9
Making Memories
