Kensington Village Retirement/Nursing Home

November 2015

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Kensington Village Mission Statement: Providing “Resident First” Care

GREETINGS FROM THE KITCHEN !

Over the course of the last two months the Retirement kitchen has been making a substantial amount of deserts in house. We hope you have been enjoying them, as much as we have enjoyed preparing them for you. In November we will be celebrating National Doughnut Day, enjoying a smoothie bar as well as a Wine & Cheese tasting and a Chili cook-off!Please join us on Tuesday’s at 3pm in the café and Thursday’s at 10am in Thames.

“Culinary Quote of the Month”

Anything is good if it’s made of Chocolate. Jo Brand

Anna PrendergastDirector of Dietary Services &Chris ZouzalRetirement Dietary Supervisor

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The construction should be complete and everyone in their permanent locations by July 2016! Thank you to all staff and families for their continued patience during our renovations. Just a reminder that entrance for LTC is located on the North side of the building at the back. Please look for the signs located off the Huron entrance for guidance. Our team welcomes any suggestions or comments to help make this phase of construction as easy as possible for our residents, families and staff members.

Any questions, please call Leslie Ducharme @ 519-455-3910 ext-255

Any questions regarding the construction please callAmy Schlegel @ 519-476-8088

DID YOU KNOW:

The symbol of the poppy is derived from, “In Flanders Fields”, a poem by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae- but the

custom of wearing a symbolic poppy came from Moina Michael, a YMCA worker who

was inspired by the poem and made a personal pledge to wear the red poppy as a

sign of remembrance and for “Keeping the faith with all who died”.

*LTC Family Council Lunch Meeting*

Monday November 30th, 2015 @ 12:00Location: REGENCY ROOM

Please be sure to RSVP to Shelley @ 519-455-3910-Ext:221,

if you plan to attend.

From Administration

Just a friendly reminder that tea/coffee and snacks are for the residents only. Unfortunately we cannot offer or accommodate serving these items to family or visitors.

Tracie Klisht RET AdministratorLeslie Ducharme LTC Administrator

CHRISTMAS BAZAARSaturday November 21st from 9:30 to 2:30

Kensington Village

RECREATION EVENTS IN NOVEMBERLTC EventsNov. 2nd Music with Bill Savage @ 2:00pmNov. 4th Cooks in the Kitchen Luncheon @ 12:00pmNov. 7th Birthday Celebration @ 10:00amNov. 11th Remembrance Day Service @ 11:00amNov. 11th Music with Randy Gray @ 2:00pmNov. 12th Outing to Fleetway Bowling @ 1:30pmNov. 14th Music with Wally Maggs @ 2:00pmNov. 17th Pub Nite with Dixieland Band @ 7:00pmNov. 21st Outing to Christmas Bazaar @ 9:30am–12:00pmNov. 25th Outing to Western Fair Casino @ 10:30amNov. 26th Music with Dennis Siren@ 2:00pmNov. 28th Music with Steve Isaac @ 2:00pmNov. 30th Music with Wyatt Ladd @ 2:00pm

Retirement EventsNov. 5th Huff and Puff @ 2:00pmNov. 7th Music with Dorothy @ 2:00pmNov. 9th Music with Gary @ 2:00pmNov. 10th Village Choir @ 2:00pmNov. 10th Salvation Army Band @ 7:00pmNov. 11th Remembrance Day Service @ 10:40amNov. 12th The Giddy Up Gang @ 7:00pm Nov. 16th Music with Georgina @ 2:00pmNov. 16th Fellowship Singers @ 7:00pmNov. 18th Royal Canadian Regiment Museum @ 9:30pmNov. 18th Dorchester Choristers @ 2:00pmNov. 21st Kensington Village Winter Bazaar @ 9:30am-2:30pmNov. 22nd The Broadway Singers @ 2:00pmNov. 23rd Music with Eric @ 2:00pmNov. 24th Village Choir @ 2:00pmNov. 25th Retirement Birthdays with Randy @ 2:00pm

***Nov 21st is the annual Winter Bazaar. We will have many vendors displaying the handcrafted treasures.***

EnvironmentalDepartment

With Christmas just around the corner, we are starting to plan the lighting around the facility. We will be putting lighting in the new LTC courtyard as well as the 8th Ave and Highbury courtyards. We hope this brings along good weather and Christmas cheer. We will be decorating the entrance planters with some greenery and festive touches for our home!A note on maintenance concerns, please remember to inform a staff member so we can get your repairs done in a speedy fashion.You can always contact me via phone or stop me if you see me in the hallway.

Thanks,Glenna GrimmerDirector of EnvironmentalServices

Nursing Department

Flu season is upon us. Please ensure you have signed a consent form for the flu shot for your family member. We would also encourage family members and visitors to the home to get their flu shot.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

James – Tony C. – Christine R. – Harriet

Margaret S. – Mary T. – Ruth Shirley B. – Bill B. – Cecilie –

AnnetteDavid R. – Lilanna – Dorothy S.